Vinod Thakur @ Binod Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86852 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-139 Year-2025 Thana- MATIHANI District- Begusarai ====================================================== Vinod Thakur @ Binod Thakur Son of Dinesh Thakur Resident of Village - Zilla Punarwas (Zilla Punarvas), Ward No.- 09, Simha, P.S.- Matihani, District - Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sandip Kumar Gautam, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-01-2026 Heard Mr. Sandip Kumar Gautam, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Matihani P.S. Case No. 139 of 2025 dated 29.07.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80(2), 238 and 3(5) of the BNS 2023.

3. The main submissions advanced by the petitioner's counsel are that although the present case relates to dowry death but the petitioner is not related in any manner to the sasural family of the deceased, Laxmi Kumari and as per the prosecution allegation, the petitioner is said to have carried and thrown the dead body into the Ganga River; however, the petitioner is an e-rickshaw owner and driver who was merely

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86852 of 2025(2) dt.09-01-2026 2/2 hired by the co-accused persons to carry the informant's daughter to the hospital but before reaching the hospital, the petitioner was directed by the co-accused to proceed towards the Ganga River, thus, the petitioner carried the dead body only in the capacity of an e-rickshaw driver. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner bears no criminal antecedent, has been languishing in jail since 30.07.2025 and against him, the investigation has been completed.

4. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

5. Considering the above submissions, averments made in this application, petitioner's fair and clean antecedent, his custody period and the completion of investigation against him, this Court is inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, let the petitioner named-above be released 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 the concerned Court in connection with Matihani P.S. Case No. 139 of 2025.

(Shailendra Singh, J) maynaz/- U T