Santosh Kumar Mehata @ Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82121 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-170 Year-2025 Thana- MUFFASIL District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Santosh Kumar Mehata @ Santosh Kumar, Son of Raja Mehta, Resident of Village - Poiwan, P.S.- Mufassil, District - Aurangabad (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Pramendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Rabindra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 22-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Mufassil P.S. Case No. 170 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 80(2) and 3(5) of B.N.S.
3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that Gita Devi (deceased) was married to the petitioner in year 2020. It is further alleged that she was being subjected to cruelty on account of non-fulfillment of dowry demand of Rs. 2 lakhs and golden chain by her in-laws. On 8.05.2025, the petitioner informed the informant that his daughter has died due to illness. When the informant went to the matrimonial house of the deceased, he saw the dead body in the courtyard and there was black mark on the neck and , as such, the F.I.R.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82121 of 2025(3) dt.22-01-2026 2/3
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 para 11 of the case diary it will transpire that the petitioner was apprehend by police from the spot. He had not fled away from the spot. Had there been any doubt regarding the death of the deceased, the petitioner must have fled from the spot. It has further been submitted that from perusal of the injury report, it is clear that the board conducting autopsy of the deceased has found ligature mark from the right mid neck extending up to back of neck up to left ear. Not mark present below left jaw. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also submitted that the deceased was of feeble mind and she has committed suicide.
Though, the board conducting autopsy of the deceased has not given any opinion regarding cause of death and viscera has also been preserved yet. The antemortem injury shows that the same would be the cause of death. Petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 09.05.2025.
5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82121 of 2025(3) dt.22-01-2026 3/3 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 of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Aurangabad in connection with Mufassil P.S. Case No. 170 of 2025.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T