Sonelal Mukhiya @ Sonalal Mukhiya v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.90125 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-635 Year-2023 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Sonelal Mukhiya @ Sonalal Mukhiya Son of Asharfi Mukhiya Resident of Village- Bankat, P.S.- Banjariya, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Shashi Bhushan Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Rana Randhir Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 302, 201, 304B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per prosecution case, daughter of informant was married to this petitioner in the year 2015 as per Hindu rites and rituals and after the marriage, she was subjected to cruelty and harassment by all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and subsequently, the accused persons killed informant's daughter.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90125 of 2025(4) dt.10-07-2026 2/3
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Informant is not an eye witness to the occurrence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely because he happens to be husband of the deceased. As a matter of fact, due to family feud, the deceased committed suicide. Moreover, charges have already been framed against this petitioner on 28.08.2025. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedents and he is in custody since 07.08.2024.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, materials that have surfaced during course of investigation, clean antecedents of the petitioner and period of custody, the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Banjariya
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90125 of 2025(4) dt.10-07-2026 3/3 (Turkauliya) P.S. Case No. 635 of 2023.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T