Patna High Court

Manohar Pasi @ Manohar ChaudhariversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 19 March 2026
Disposal: BAIL GRANTED
Bench: PRAVEEN KUMAR

Holding

The court granted regular bail to the petitioners on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.10,000 each with two sureties.

Summary

The petitioners, Manohar Pasi, Rohit Kumar and Priyanka Devi, applied for regular bail in a case registered under Sections 304B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code for the alleged murder of a woman over dowry demands. The prosecution alleged that the petitioners, who are relatives of the deceased, played an active role in the killing, while the petitioners contended they had no involvement and the allegations were vague. The State opposed bail, asserting their participation in the crime. The court noted that the husband of the deceased was already in custody and the accusations against the petitioners were general, and therefore ordered that bail be granted on a bond of Rs.10,000 each with two sureties. The application for bail was allowed.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioners are entitled to regular bail despite the serious nature of the offences under Sections 304B and 34 IPC.
Whether the prosecution's allegations constitute sufficient ground to deny bail.

Legislation cited

Indian Penal Code — s. 304B, 34

Subjects

regular bail
dowry death
Section 304B IPC
Section 34 IPC
Indian Penal Code
criminal procedure

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.697 of 2026
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-118 Year-2022 Thana- NASRIGANJ District- Rohtas
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           1.     Manohar Pasi @ Manohar Chaudhari S/O Nathuni Chaudhari Resident of
                  Village- Amiawar, P.S.- Nasriganj, District- Rohtas
           2.    Rohit Kumar @ Rohit Kumar Chaudhary S/O Manohar Pasi @ Manohar
                 Chaudhari Resident of Village- Amiawar, P.S.- Nasriganj, District- Rohtas
           3.    Priyanka Devi D/O Manohar Pasi @ Manohar Chaudhari Resident of
                 Village- Amiawar, P.S.- Nasriganj, District- Rohtas

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Siddharth Harsh, Advocate
                                                  Mr. Rahul Singh, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

4   19-03-2026                   Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned

                   APP for the State.

                                 2. The petitioners have preferred this application for

                   grant of regular bail in connection with Nasriganj P.S. Case No.

                   118 of 2022 dated 16.07.2022 registered for the offences

                   punishable under Sections 304B and 34 of the Indian Penal

                   Code.

                                 3. As per the prosecution case, the accused husband

                   including these petitioners who happens to be father-in-law,

                   mother-in-law and married sister-in-law of the deceased had

                   done to death the sister of the informant for non-fulfillment of
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          motorcycle and Rs. 2 lakh as dowry.

                       4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that, in

          fact, petitioners have no concern with the deceased and her

          husband who used to live in the village rather the petitioners

          live outside the state and had got no concern with day to day

          affairs. It is further submitted that allegations against the

          petitioners are general and omnibus in nature. Moreover, the

          petitioners are in jail since 17.10.2025 having no criminal

          antecedent and it has been submitted referring to para-12 of the

          petition that the husband of the deceased is in custody.

                       5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently

          opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that petitioners played

          active role in the commission of murder of the sister of the

          informant.

                       6.    Considering          the   facts   and   circumstances

          particularly husband of the deceased is in custody and there

          having been general and omnibus allegation against the

          petitioners, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be

          enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees

          Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to

          the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Rohtas in

          connection with Nasriganj P.S. Case No. 118 of 2022.
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                                  7. The application stands allowed.



                                                (Praveen Kumar, J)
shivam/-

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