Kalendra Chauhan @ Kalendra Chouhan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38083 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-141 Year-2024 Thana- CHAINPUR District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Kalendra Chauhan @ Kalendra Chouhan S/o Kamal Chauhan R/o VillageMudi, PS- Chainpur, District- Kaimur Bhabua ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Krishna Pd. Singh, Sr. Advocate Mr. Bhaskar Shankar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 31-10-2025 Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. It is a case of "Dowry Death". As per prosecution case, it is alleged that marriage of daughter of informant was solemnized with this petitioner on 16.05.2023. It is alleged that after marriage, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, committed torture and harassment with the victim due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and subsequently, killed her.

4. It is submitted by learned senior counsel for the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38083 of 2025(3) dt.31-10-2025 2/2 petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely because he happens to be husband of the deceased/victim. Charges have already been framed against this petitioner vide order dated 29.01.2025 and till date, out of six prosecution witnesses, only one witness has been examined. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedents and he is in custody since 24.04.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant bail of to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Kaimur (Bhabua) in connection with Chainpur P.S. Case No. 141 of 2024.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T