IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58848 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-198 Year-2025 Thana- BHABHUA District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Chandan Sharma @ Abhay Sharma S/o Shankar Sharma R/o Village- Akhalashpur, P.s.- Bhabua, District- kaimur at bhabua ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Tribhuwan Narayan, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.J.N. Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 6 03-02-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Bhabua P.S. Case No. 198 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80(2), 3(5) of the Indian Penal Code. 3. According to FIR, the accused persons including the petitioner tortured the victim variously for non-fulfillment of dowry demand and ultimately killed her. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The alleged occurrence took place after seven years of the marriage. The demand of dowry (a motorcycle) appears to be false. The petitioner has been in custody since 20.03.2025. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58848 of 2025(6) dt.03-02-2026 2/2 5. On the other hand, the learned counsel for the informant and the learned APP for the State have opposed the prayer for bail by submitting that there is specific allegation against the petitioner that he tortured the victim for non- fulfilment of demand of dowry. They submitted that the independent witnesses in paragraph nos. 55 and 56 of the case diary have stated that the husband and wife used to quarrel. 6. Presently, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, which is hereby rejected. 7. The learned trial court is directed to take endeavour to conclude the trial as early as possible, preferably within a period of nine months, failing which the petitioner would be entitled to renew his prayer for bail. Nirmal/- (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) U T