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Mithlesh Chauhan v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC7 Nov 2025CR. MISC./51975/2025

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Bail rejected; murder under Section 103(1) B.N.S. 2023; Patna High Court; Criminal Miscellaneous No.51975 of 2025; PS Case No.-90 Year-2025, Barachatti, Gaya; petitioner Mithlesh Chauhan not named in F.I.R.; name surfaced via confessional statement of co-accused Soni Devi; illicit-relation motive; co-participants Shiv Chauhan (husband) and nephew; body found near Nimiya Aahar on 11.03.2025; single-judge order by Prabhat Kumar Singh, J; decided 07-11-2025.

What did the court decide?

Considering the circumstances disclosed in the investigation, including the confessional statement of co-accused Soni Devi implicating the petitioner, the court rejected the petitioner's prayer for bail. ¶21

Mithlesh Chauhan Vs The State of Bihar — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51975 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-90 Year-2025 Thana- BARACHATTI District- Gaya

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Mithlesh Chauhan S/O Krishna Chauhan @ Kishan Beldar R/O Village- Patti, P.S- Barachatti, Distt.- Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Md. Javed Jafar Khan, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Surendra Kumar, APP Mr. Arvind Kr. Singh, Adv.for Informant ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

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3 07-11-2025

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned

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A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant.

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The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for

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offence under Section 103(1) of the B.N.S., 2023.

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As per F.I.R., on 11.03.2025 at about 5 AM, when informant woke up and saw that his son is not present in the house and subsequently, at about 6 AM, one Sukesh Kumar came and informed that someone has killed informant’s son and thrown his body near Nimiya Aahar. On receipt of such information, informant went there and saw the dead-body of his son and also saw mobile phone of his son in broken condition.

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Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. Name of the petitioner transpired during course of investigation in the

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51975 of 2025(3) dt.07-11-2025 2/2

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confessional statement of co-accused Soni Devi, who disclosed that she was having illicit relation with informant’s son and this fact was known to her husband, her brother-in-law (petitioner) and her nephew, who came to search her and found her with the deceased in a compromising condition, thereafter, this petitioner caught hand of informant’s son, Soni Devi pressed his mouth and her husband namely Shiv Chauhan pressed his (informant’s son) neck with the help of Gamachha and killed him.

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Considering the same, the prayer for bail of

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petitioner is rejected.

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(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)

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anay

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