Pintu Chaudhary @ Pintu Kumar Vs The State of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 74120 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-313 Year-2024 Thana- GOH District- Aurangabad

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Pintu Chaudhary @ Pintu Kumar S/o Hiralal Chaudhary R/o Village- Sareya (Kasdihara Morh), P.S.- Goh, District- Aurangabad

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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Dharmendra Chaudhari S/o Ashok Chaudhary R/o Village- Kurhama, P.S.Jamhor, District- Aurangabad

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... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Vishwa Ranjan Choudhary For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Rajendra Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER

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6 28-04-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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A.P.P for the State.

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The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Goh P.S. Case No. 313 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 118, 109, 80, 103 of the B.N.S.

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As per the prosecution case, the sister of the informant was married with this petitioner five years ago and after the marriage, demand of dowry was made and due to non fulfillment of the same, his sister was tortured and subsequently she was ousted from the matrimonial home and was also assaulted by means of tangi by one Mantu Chaudhary and his family members, subsequently her sister was done to death.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 74120 of 2025(6) dt.28-04-2026 2/3

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that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. It has further been submitted that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased and he very much loved his wife and upon post mortem examination of the deceased, the autopsy surgeon has found no external and internal injury on the person of the deceased and the opinion regarding death was reserved awaiting the report of viscera. Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn attention of this Court towards report of viscera examination, which was called for earlier by order dated 11.02.2026, and submitted that no metallic, alkaloidal, glycosidal, pesticidal and volatile poison could be detected in the contents of plastic jar marked B. Moreover, out of the wedlock, a girl child has been born, who is aged about three years, and there is no one to care of her, the post mortem report and viscera report suggests that the death of the deceased was not unnatural one, and it has been submitted that she was being treated for tuberculosis. Learned counsel draws the attention of this Court to Annexure-2 series, wherein the treatment details of the deceased have been brought on record which are of government hospital. It has been further submitted that no complaint whatsoever was made since last five years when the deceased was married and, therefore, the presumption

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 74120 of 2025(6) dt.28-04-2026 3/3

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would not lie against the petitioner. It has lastly been submitted that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 22.10.2024 and from the report regarding the stage of trial court, which was called for earlier, it transpires that evidence has not been started in this case and hence the trial is

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not likely to be concluded in near future. Charge sheet has been submitted and the investigation is complete and there is no allegation of tampering against the petitioner.

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Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

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Considering the aforesaid submissions of the parties and taking into account the facts and circumstance of the case, let the petitioner above-named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Goh P.S. Case No. 313 of 2024.

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The application stands allowed.

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(Praveen Kumar, J)

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niku/-

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