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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68985 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-61 Year-2025 Thana- LAUKARIA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Gamha Yadav S/o Late Narsinh Yadav R/o Village - Binwaliya, P.S - Laukariya, District - West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Milind Kumar Mishra For the State : Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 13-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.
2. In this case, the petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Laukariya P.S. Case No. 61 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80(2), 3(5) of the BNS, 2023.
3. As per allegation, the petitioner along with other co- accused persons are said to have tortured the informant’s daughter for demand of Rs. 4,00,000/- and a vehicle as dowry and ultimately, on 27.05.2025, they killed her due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. It has further been submitted that the petitioner is maternal father-in-law (mamiya sasur) of the deceased and has no
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68985 of 2025(2) dt.13-01-2026 2/2 concern with the day-to-day affairs of the couple. He has falsely been implicated in the present case merely because he is relative of husband of the deceased. Husband of the deceased is still under custody. The petitioner is a person of clean antecedent and is in custody since 11.08.2025.
5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.
6. The petitioner is mamiya sasur of the deceased having no concern with day-to-day affairs of the couple.
7. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above-named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Bagaha, West Champaran in connection with Laukariya P.S. Case No. 61 of 2025, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court.
priyanka/- (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) U T