Pramod ThakurversusThe State of Bihar

                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                             CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24784 of 2026
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-229 Year-2025 Thana- CHAKIA District- East Champaran
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                 Pramod Thakur S/o Vishwashi Thakur Resident of Village- Bakhari, P.S.-
                 Chakia, District- East Champaran

                                                                                  ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
                 The State of Bihar

                                                                 ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s :    Mr. Amrendra Kumar, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Ms. Nirmala Kumari, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
                                            ORAL ORDER

2   16-04-2026                 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   APP for the State.

                               2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection

                   with Chakia P.S. Case No.229 of 2025 registered for the offence

                   punishable under Sections 103(1), 80, 61(2) and 3(5) of the

                   BNS.

                               3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that Sunita

                   Devi (deceased) was married to the son of the petitioner,

                   namely, Shivam Thakur. It is alleged that Sunita was subjected

                   to cruelty on non-fulfillment of dowry demand and she was

                   killed by her in-laws.

                               4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                   petitioner has submitted that the ptitioner is innocent and has

                   falsely been implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the
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                      petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is father-in-law of the

                      deceased and he is living separately in mess and has no concern

                      with the family affairs of the deceased or her husband. Learned

                      counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the nature of

                      allegation is general and omnibus. Learned counsel for the

                      petitioner has further submitted that the petitioner is having no

                      criminal antecedent and he is in judicial custody since

                      30.11.2025.

                                   5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP

                      for the State.

                                   6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and

                      considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is

                      inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named

                      petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail

                      bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties

                      of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the court of learned

                      Judicial Magistrate, First Class, East Champaran, Motihari in

                      connection with Chakia P.S. Case No.229 of 2025.



                                            (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)
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