Abhishek Satyarahi @ Chandan v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
dowry death bail rejected; Sections 80 read with 3(5) Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023; Sections 3 and 4 Dowry Prohibition Act; Musrigharari P.S. Case No.101 of 2024; Samastipur; custody since 29.08.2024; five of six charge-sheeted witnesses examined; trial at fag end; conclude trial within three months; liberty to file fresh bail petition on failure; return of pen drive and photographs to I.O.; presence of Investigating Officer dispensed with; CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10017 of 2025; decided 15-09-2025; Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.
What did the court decide?
Bail rejected for the present; trial court directed to conclude the trial preferably within three months, failing which the petitioner may file a fresh bail petition; pen drive and photographs placed by the I.O. ordered to be returned to him the same day; presence of the Investigating Officer dispensed with.