Satrughan Chauhan @ Satrudhan Chauhan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85171 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-56 Year-2024 Thana- SITAMARHI District- Nawada ====================================================== Satrughan Chauhan @ Satrudhan Chauhan S/o- Late Ram Charitra Chauhan @ Chalit Chauhan @ Charitra Chauhan Vill- Milki Beldari PS-Sitamarhi Dist- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shivendra Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar Singh No. 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 56 of 2024 dated 23.06.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 302, 304B, 201 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have killed the informant's daughter due to non-fulfillment of demand of Rs. five lakhs, T.V. and refrigerator as dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is the uncle of the deceased. There is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85171 of 2024(2) dt.15-02-2025 2/2 general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. The petitioner has four criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 16.08.2024.

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, Nawada in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 56 of 2024, with the further conditions:- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

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