Mangan Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.64316 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-16 Year-2025 Thana- Rangara District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Mangan Mahto Son of Bidya Nand Mahto R/O- Koskipur, P.S.- Rangra, Distt.- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Shaheen Begum, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 61(2), 103(1)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and sections 25(1-B)(a), 26, 27 and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. As per prosecution case, marriage of the daughter of the informant was solemnized with one Vitthi Mahto in the year 2017. Soon after the marriage, brother-in-law, sister-in-law and other family members of the deceased used to torture and harass daughter of the informant. On 21.01.2025, informant's daughter informed the informant on mobile that the petitioner along with other accused persons, total 10 in numbers, were conspiring to kill her. Deceased also asked her mother to come to her matrimonial house as she was being tortured at the hands of the accused persons. While the informant was proceeding to matrimonial home of her daughter in the meanwhile she revived a call of her grand son who said that the petitioner shot his mother dead.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner, while assailing

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.64316 of 2025(5) dt.03-12-2025 2/2 the allegations, submits that petitioner is not family member of the deceased and her in-laws and he was no way concerned with their affairs. He has been arrested in this case solely on suspicion as well as on the basis of statement of son of the deceased. Charge sheet has already been submitted. Petitioner is in custody since 26.1.2025.

5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail. He submits that son of the deceased has categorically stated that this petitioner shot at his mother causing her death. Country made pistol was also recovered from the house of the petitioner and post mortem report reveals that informant's daughter died due to fire arms injury.

6. Considering the gravity of accusation as well as the materials collected during course of investigation, petition for bail of this petitioner is dismissed. Since, petitioner is in custody, let the trial be expedited and concluded preferably within a year.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T