Patna High Court

Md. Taufik AlamversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 24 February 2026
Disposal: BAIL GRANTED
Bench: PARTHA SARTHY

Holding

The court granted regular bail to the petitioner.

Summary

The petitioner, Md. Taufik Alam, was arrested in connection with the murder of the informant's daughter, alleged to have been killed because of a love affair with the petitioner. The prosecution's case rests on a confessional statement of a co-accused, with no eyewitness testimony, and the petitioner denies any involvement. He has been in custody since 15 July 2025 and a charge sheet has already been filed. The petitioner applied for regular bail under sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023, claiming false implication. After hearing both sides, the court considered the lack of direct evidence, the length of pre‑trial detention, and the filing of the charge sheet, and ordered that bail be granted on a bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties.

Issues considered

Whether bail should be granted to the accused under sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 in a murder case where the prosecution relies mainly on a co‑accused's confessional statement and there is no eyewitness.

Legislation cited

Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 — s. 103(1), 3(5)

Subjects

bail
murder
false implication
confessional statement
charge sheet
Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita
pre‑trial detention

Judgment

                      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

4   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
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                     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

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