Dinesh Kumar Chaudhary @ Dinesh Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57252 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-212 Year-2025 Thana- MASHRAK District- Saran ====================================================== Dinesh Kumar Chaudhary @ Dinesh Chaudhary S/o- Tuntun Chaudhari Village- Sikati Bhikham Ps- Mashrakh Dist- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raushan Raj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Mithlesh Kumar Khare, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 27-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Mashrakh P.S. Case No. 212 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 80 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Act.

3. Prosecution case, in short, is that the petitioner alongwith the family members tortured and killed the deceased for the non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner is the brother-in-law of the deceased. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that general and omnibus allegation has been made against the petitioner. No specific overt act is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57252 of 2025(2) dt.27-08-2025 2/2 alleged against the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner is separate in mess and business and has got no concern in the family affairs of the deceased and her husband. Husband of the deceased is already in custody. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 21.05.2025 and has no criminal antecedent.

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

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, husband of the deceased being in custody as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Mashrakh P.S. Case No. 212 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T