Teras Mahto v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70838 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-156 Year-2025 Thana- MADHAURAH District- Saran ====================================================== Teras Mahto, S/O Late Yamuna Mahto, R/O Village - Sanichanda Noniya Toli, P.S- Marhowrah, District Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Dewendra Narayan Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Manoj Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 09-10-2025 Heard Mr. Dewendra Narayan Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Manoj Kumar, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Marhowrah P.S. Case No. 156 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 103(1) and 3(5) of the B.N.S.
3. The case of the prosecution is that there was hot talk between the informant and her husband. After some time she went to her bathan. When she returned from there she found that her husband was lying dead. After that she started crying. The informant believes that the petitioner who is father-in-law of the informant with other family members has killed her
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70838 of 2025(2) dt.09-10-2025 2/3 husband.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. From perusal of the F.I.R. it is clear that nobody has seen the occurrence. The nature of allegation is general and omnibus. It has also been submitted that from perusal of the postmortem report which is annexed as Annexure-P2, it is clear that the cause of death is asphyxia due to hanging and the doctor has found following antemortem injuries: one nasal bleeding, second abrasion-right shoulder and head abrasion. It has also been submitted that due to hot talks between the informant and the deceased, the deceased himself committed suicide. Petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 01.04.2025.
5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70838 of 2025(2) dt.09-10-2025 3/3 of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra in connection with Marhowrah P.S. Case No. 156 of 2025.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T