Md. Taufik Alam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89134 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-102 Year-2025 Thana- LAUKAHA District- Madhubani ====================================================== Md. Taufik Alam son of Md. Masad Kalim Mansuri @ Gabbar Resident of Village- Parti Tola, Laukaha, Ps- Laukaha, Dist- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Hriday Narayan Harshit, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Tarun Prasad Mandal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 24-02-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Laukaha P.S. Case no. 102 of 2025 registered under sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that his daughter was threatened by the elder brother of the petitioner that she should not have an affair with the petitioner and finally, both the petitioner and his elder brother killed her by stabbing with a knife.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. As per the allegations in the FIR, the reason of the daughter of the informant being killed is her having a love affair with the petitioner. Thus, there is no reason for the petitioner to have

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89134 of 2025(4) dt.24-02-2026 2/2 murdered her. There is no eyewitness to the occurrence and the prosecution is mainly relying on the confessional statement of co-accused Tauquir Akhtar who in his confessional statement before police has stated about the petitioner catching hold of the daughter of the informant. The allegation is categorically denied. The petitioner is in custody since 15.7.2025 and charge sheet has been submitted in the case.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations in the FIR, the reason for the occurrence of the co-accused having murdered the daughter of the informant being her having an affair with the petitioner herein, there being no eyewitness to the occurrence, the petitioner being in custody for 7 months since 15.7.2025 and charge sheet having been submitted in the case, the Court directs the petitioner to be enlarged on bail in connection with Laukaha P.S. Case no. 102 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/ (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani.

Bibhash (Partha Sarthy, J) U T