IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42413 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-159 Year-2025 Thana- SRINAGAR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Sudama Mukhiya S/o Babulal Mukhiya Resident of Village- Pujaha Patjirwa, P.S.- Srinagar, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rabindra Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 19-08-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Srinagar P. S. Case No. 159 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103, 238, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 3. As per prosecution case, the informant, who is chowkidar, received an information that this petitioner along with other co-accused persons committed Maarpeet with one Susheela Kumari, due to which, she died. Petitioner is father of the deceased. During investigation, it has come that the deceased had love affairs with someone and she used to talk with him secretly, on which, her family members got angry and committed maarpeet with her in the house of her uncle and Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42413 of 2026(3) dt.19-08-2026 2/2 thereafter, she died. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is father of the deceased and there is no eye witness account of the incident. During investigation, none of the eye witnesses have claimed to have seen this petitioner committing the offence. Petitioner claims clean antecedent and is in custody since 01.12.2025. Charge-sheet has already been submitted. 5. However, learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application. 6. Considering the materials available on record, clean antecedent and period of custody, this bail application is allowed. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Srinagar P. S. Case No. 159 of 2025. Navya/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T