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Manoj Uraon v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC26 Mar 2026CR. MISC./20306/2026

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Patna High Court; CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20306 of 2026; decided 26-03-2026; Justice Shailendra Singh (oral order); regular bail application; Section 302 IPC; Sessions Trial No. 197 of 2024; Bhimpur P.S. Case No. 104 of 2023; District Supaul; petitioner husband of deceased; in custody since 07.11.2023; no criminal antecedent; three material witnesses declared hostile; informant deceased; viscera report did not show poisoning; bail bond Rs. 20,000/- with two sureties; State of Bihar represented by APP Dr. Indiwar Kumari; petitioner represented by Adv. Ashok Kumar Mishra.

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Regular bail granted; petitioner enlarged on bail in Sessions Trial No. 197 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court concerned. ¶18

Manoj Uraon Vs The State of Bihar — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20306 of 2026

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-104 Year-2023 Thana- BHIMPUR District- Supaul

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Manoj Uraon, son of Laxmi Uraon, Resident Of Village- Bhimpur Ward no. 7, P.S.- Bhimpur, Dist- Supaul ... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Mishra, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Dr. Indiwar Kumari, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER

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2 26-03-2026

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1. Heard the parties.

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2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with

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Sessions Trial No. 197 of 2024, arising out of Bhimpur P. S. Case No. 104 of 2023, registered for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

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3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased and his trial has started, out of seven chargesheet witnesses, three material witnesses have been examined and declared hostile and the informant is no more and the remaining witnesses of the prosecution are not material witnesses, so, the release of the petitioner on bail at this stage will not affect the prosecution adversely in any manner. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner has been languishing in jail since 07.11.2023 having no criminal antecedent. In fact, the deceased died due to illness which was informed by the petitioner to the relatives of the deceased on mobile phone and in

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20306 of 2026(2) dt.26-03-2026 2/2

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the postmortem examination, the cause of death could not be ascertained and Viscera of the deceased was preserved and the viscera report received in the trial court does not show that the deceased was poisoned to death.

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4. Learned APP for the State appears in virtual mode through video conferencing facility and submits that there is serious allegation against the petitioner and he has been charged for the offence under Section 302 of the IPC.

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5. In the facts and circumstances of this case and considering the statements made in the petition as well as above submissions, coupled with petitioner's fair and clean antecedent and his custody period and the fact that the material witnesses examined have been declared hostile as stated above, this court is inclined to release him on bail. Accordingly, let the petitioner named-above be enlarged on bail in connection with Sessions Trial No. 197 of 2024, arising out of Bhimpur P. S. Case No. 104 of 2023, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court concerned.

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(Shailendra Singh, J)

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Rajiv/-

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