Shivji Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87262 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-102 Year-2025 Thana- GHORASAHAN District- East Champaran ====================================================== Shivji Thakur S/o Late Devdhari Thakur Resident of village - Shripur Kasba, P.S - Ghorasahan, District - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Zainul Abedin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 05-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 80, 61(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that one Aarti Kumari (the deceased) was married with Krishna Thakur. It is further alleged that she was being subjected to cruelty by her inlaws for non-fulfillment of dowry demand of motorcycle. It is further alleged that on 01.04.2025 the petitioner informed the informant that the deceased was ill. When the informant reached there, he came to know that his daughter has died.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that from perusal of the order of the learned trial court it is clear that in postmortem the cause of death is Asphyxia due to hanging. Learned

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87262 of 2025(2) dt.05-01-2026 2/2 counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is father-in-law and as the husband of the deceased was working at Delhi and the deceased was in stress and she was not being taken to Delhi by her husband; as a result of which she has committed suicide. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is a man of clean antecedent and is in judicial custody since 03.04.2025.

5. Learned Additional Prosecutor for the State has vehemently opposed the bail application of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Ghorasahan P.S. Case No. 102 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned SubDivisional Judicial Magistrate, Dhaka, Motihari, East Champaran. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) durgesh/- U T