Mantu Chaudhary @ Sachin Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35087 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-331 Year-2024 Thana- BHARGAMA District- Araria ====================================================== Mantu Chaudhary @ Sachin Chaudhary Son of Naresh Chaudhary Resident of village -Manullahpatti, ward no 06, Police Station - Bhargama, districtAraria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mukesh Kumar Rana, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 06-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Bhargama P.S. Case No. 331 of 2024 for the offences registered under Sections 80, 61(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. As per the prosecution case, daughter of the informant was killed by her husband and in-laws for demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case only on the basis of suspicion. Petitioner is cousin Devar of the deceased and is living separately since long. There is no occasion to the petitioner to participate in the alleged

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35087 of 2025(3) dt.06-08-2025 2/2 occurrence. Petitioner is a student living at Purnea for study. No any external injury was found on the body of the deceased and as per the post-mortem report no definite opinion has been given regarding cause of death. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. He is in custody since 26.02.2025. Charge-sheet has already been submitted after investigation against the petitioner. Petitioner undertakes to co-operate in the trial.

5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the submissions made on behalf of the parties, facts and circumstances of the case and period of custody, let the petitioner, named above, be enlarged on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M. 1st Class, Araria in connection with Bhargama P.S. Case No. 331 of 2024.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J.) rakhi U T