Baidyanath Singh @ Baijnath Singh @ Baidyanath Singh Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47733 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-58 Year-2025 Thana- DAUDPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Baidyanath Singh @ Baijnath Singh @ Baidyanath Singh Singh, S/o Late Lalbahadur Singh, Resident of village-Chakiya, Nawalpur Ke Tola, P.S.- Daudpur, District- Saran ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Mili Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Parmanand Prasad, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 30-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State duly assisted by learned counsel for the informant.

2.The accused/petitioner seeks bail in connection with Daudpur P.S. Case No.58 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80 read with 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'B.N.S.').

3. The accused/petitioner is named in the FIR and is in custody since 27.04.2025.

4. As per FIR, the allegation against the petitioner is to cause death of the daughter of

2/4 informant along with other co-accused persons/family members due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry as raised for cash and one fourwheeler vehicle.

5. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the petitioner being father-in-law was living separately with deceased and her husband and was not connected in any manner with their daily and domestic affairs. It is submitted that the implication of petitioner, who is 70 years old is only due to his relation with husband of the deceased. It is submitted that the daughter-in-law of petitioner was a short tampered lady, who found frequently quarreling with her husband due to misuse of mobile, which when was checked by her husband, she committed suicide. It is also submitted that brother-in-law of the deceased, who is also one of the co-accused in this case, namely, Pankaj Kumar has already granted bail by one of the learned coordinate Bench of this Court through Cr. Misc. No.47771 of 2025 dated 15.10.2025 and the case

3/4 of this petitioner stands on similar footing. While concluding argument, it is submitted that investigation of this case is already completed, for which, charge-sheet has already submitted and, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence. The petitioner claimed clean antecedent.

6. Learned APP duly assisted by Mr.

Abhishek Kumar, learned counsel for the informant while opposing the prayer of bail submitted that the petitioner being father-in-law actively participated in the occurrence, which took place due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry as alleged.

7. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of fact as petitioner, who is father-in-law claimed living separately with deceased and her husband, where upon postmortem, cause of death was found hanging in the background of the allegation of excessive use of mobile phone, coupled with the fact that investigation of this case is already completed, where petitioner remains in custody since

4/4 27.04.2025, accordingly, the petitioner, abovenamed, is directed to be released on bail furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Saran at Chapra in connection with Daudpur P.S. Case No.58 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 437(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short 'CrPC')/under Section 480(3) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (for short 'BNSS').

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Sanjeet/- U T