IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27284 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-193 Year-2025 Thana- THAWE District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Satan Chauhan Son of Birendra Mahto @ Birendra Chauhan Resident of Village- Narayanpur, P.S.- Thawe, District- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Javed Aslam, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shantanu Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR ORAL ORDER 3 20-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Thawe P.S. Case No. 193 of 2025 lodged on 29.08.2025, for the offence punishable under Sections 103(2) and 3(5) of B.N.S, 2023, pending in the Court of learned C.J.M, Gopalganj. 3. Prosecution case, in brief, on 29.08.2025, the informant alleged that his daughter Soni Kumari, married to Satan Chauhan, was subjected to cruelty by her husband, father- in-law and mother-in-law for non-payment of the remaining dowry of Rs. 2,00,000. On 28.08.2025, the accused allegedly assaulted her, pressed her neck, banged her against a wall and forcibly administered poison to her. Despite treatment, she died on 29.08.2025. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27284 of 2026(3) dt.20-07-2026 2/2 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged. He submitted that the petitioner mostly resided in foreign country for earning livelihood but due to poverty he is unable to accompany his wife due to which, the deceased suffered from depression and committed suicide. He further submitted that as per the post-mortem report, no external injury was found over her dead body. He lastly submitted that the petitioner and his wife is blessed with a daugher. The child’s mother has died and now her father is in custody since 28.01.2026. 5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 6. Having heard the parties and taking into account that the gravity and nature of offence, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. Bipin/- (Alok Kumar, J) U T