Mahesh Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73151 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-300 Year-2024 Thana- KAMTAUL District- Darbhanga ====================================================== 1.

Mahesh Paswan S/o- Late Ramvilash Paswan Resident of VillageBrahampur, P.S.- Kamtaul, District- Darbhanga 2.

Pramila Devi W/o- Sri Mahesh Paswan Resident of Village- Brahampur, P.S.- Kamtaul, District- Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manish Kumar No 13, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Madhuri Lata, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 15-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek bail in connection with Kamtaul P.S. Case No. 300 of 2024, corresponding to GR No. 4030 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 80, 238, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. Earlier, the vide order dated 15.07.2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 15405 of 2025, the prayer of the petitioners for grant of anticipatory bail was rejected by this Court.

4. Prosecution story, in short, is that the petitioners along with other family members have killed the deceased for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73151 of 2025(2) dt.15-10-2025 2/2 petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner no.1 is the father-in-law and petitioner no.2 is the mother-in-law of the deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation against these petitioners. Learned counsel further submitted that there is no specific allegation of demand of dowry from these petitioners. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners are in custody since 26.07.2025 and have no criminal antecedent.

6. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners.

7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, there being no direct allegation against the petitioners as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioners, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners.

8. Let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Kamtaul P.S. Case No. 300 of 2024, corresponding to GR No. 4030 of 2024. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T