Chandan Kumar Chaudhary @ Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61533 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-119 Year-2021 Thana- PATAHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Chandan Kumar Chaudhary @ Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Sah S/o Sukhari Sah R/o Village- Bokane Kala, P.S.- Patahi, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anuj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Veena Kumari Jaiswal ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Patahi P.S. Case No. 119/2021 dated 13.07.2021 registered for the offences punishable u/s 304B, 201 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the co-accused persons are alleged to have committed murder of the informant's daughter due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and her dead body was disposed off.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is not named in the FIR. The name of the petitioner has sprung up in the course of investigation. The other co-accused person has been granted bail by this court vide order

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61533 of 2025(2) dt.18-11-2025 2/2 dated 25.07.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 35554/2025. Learned counsel has submitted that the petitioner was driver of the tractor on which dead body of the deceased was carried for cremation. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 26.05.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Patahi P.S. Case No. 119/2021, with the condition:- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T