Mahendra Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.76606 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-22 Year-2021 Thana- NIRMALI District- Supaul ====================================================== Mahendra Mandal S/o Rajendra Mandal R/o Village- Hariyahi, P.S.- Nirmali, District- Supaul ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Srinandan Prasad Singh, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Kumar Sameer, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Prem Kumar Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Nirmali P.S. Case No. 22 of 2021 dated 12.02.2021 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 498A read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have killed the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of a motorcycle as dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.76606 of 2025(2) dt.17-11-2025 2/3 this case. The petitioner is the husband of the deceased and he has no concern with the alleged offence. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. The chargesheet has been submitted against the petitioner. It is further submitted that on 17.08.2024, only four witnesses have been examined by the prosecution and thereafter no any witness has been examined till date, as mentioned at para-10 of the bail petition. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 02.04.2022.

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, Supaul in connection with Nirmali P.S. Case No. 22 of 2021, with a condition:- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.76606 of 2025(2) dt.17-11-2025 3/3 failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner are liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

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