Phaguni Rai @ Faguni Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51691 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-141 Year-2025 Thana- MADHUBAN District- East Champaran ====================================================== Phaguni Rai @ Faguni Ray S/o Hari Rai R/o Village- Bahuara, P.S.- Madhuban, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Ms. Anita Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 11-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Madhuban P.S. Case No.141 of 2025 registered under Sections 80, 238, 61(2) and 3(5) of B.N.S.

3. As per prosecution case, the marriage of the informant's daughter was solemnized with the son of the petitioner and it is alleged that due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry, the accused persons including petitioner committed murder of his daughter and disappeared her dead body.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. Petitioner, who is aged about 70 years, is father-in-law of the deceased. The informant's daughter and her husband had

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51691 of 2025(2) dt.11-08-2025 2/2 been living separately from other members of the family. Petitioner has no concern with the family affairs of the deceased and her husband. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is in jail since 07.05.2025. Petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the submissions of the parties, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Madhuban P.S. Case No.141 of 2025.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Harish/- U T