Chandan Kumar Mahto @ Chandan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42550 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-216 Year-2026 Thana- VAISHALI District- Vaishali ====================================================== Chandan Kumar Mahto @ Chandan Kumar S/O Jagdish Chandra Mathur Resident of Village- Mataiyan, Post office- Madhopur Ram, Police StationVaishali, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Akshay Tripathi, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 31-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Vaishali (Belsar O.P.) P.S. Case No.216 of 2026, dated 23.03.2026, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 80 & 3(5) pf the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. As per the FIR, the allegation against the petitioner is to cause the death of the sister of the informant along with other co-accused persons due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. Petitioner is the father-in-law of the deceased and there is
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42550 of 2026(3) dt.31-07-2026 2/3 general and omnibus allegation against him. No specific overt act is attributed against this petitioner. It is further submitted that the mother-in-law of the deceased for similar allegations has already been extended the privilege of anticipatory bal by the coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 18.06.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No.39218 of 2026. It is further submitted that the husband of the deceased has also been enlarged on regular bail by the learned Court below. Lastly, it is submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents.
5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 6.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account the general and omnibus nature of the allegations against the petitioner and the grant of anticipatory bail to the co-accused mother-in-law, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Vaishali at Hajipur/ Successor Court in connection with Vaishali (Belsar O.P.) P.S. Case No.216 of 2026, subject to the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42550 of 2026(3) dt.31-07-2026 3/3 conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS as well as the following conditions:
(i) One of the bailors should be the family member/relative/known of the petitioner(s) who shall provide official document/ personal affidavit to show his/her bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner(s) shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his/her/their bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner(s) shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(iv) the petitioner(s) shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of their bail bonds.
(Ajit Kumar, J) shikha/- U T