Krish Mohan Singh @ Krish Mohan Mahto v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73123 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-163 Year-2025 Thana- KUNDWACHAINPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== Krish Mohan Singh @ Krish Mohan Mahto Son of Late Chhathu Singh Resident of village - Kundwa Chainpur P.S. -Kundwa Chainpur District-East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :
Md. Aslam Ansari, APP For the Informant :
Mr. Anil Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-11-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 80, 123 and 3(5) of the B.N.S..
3. It is a case of dowry death. As per prosecution case, informant alleged that marriage of his sister was solemnized with co-accused Deepak Kumar on 30.04.2021 and thereafter, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, committed torture and harassment with the victim due to nonfulfillment of demand of dowry and subsequently, on
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73123 of 2025(2) dt.18-11-2025 2/3 15.06.2025, all the accused persons committed murder of the victim.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely because he happens to be father-in-law of the deceased. Petitioner is separate in mess and property and has got no concern with the affairs of the deceased and her husband. Informant is not an eye witness of the alleged occurrence. Allegation of demand of dowry is general and omnibus and no specific accusation of overt act has been alleged against the petitioner. Thrust of accusation is against husband of deceased who is already in custody since 27.07.2025. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73123 of 2025(2) dt.18-11-2025 3/3 a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Sikarhana at Dhaka, East Champaran in connection with Kundwa Chainpur P.S. Case No. 163 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T