Hari Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15589 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-118 Year-2018 Thana- MAHKAR District- Gaya ====================================================== 1.

Hari Manjhi Son of Matun Manjhi Resident of Village - Kodihara, Bhui Toli, Police Station - Mahkar, District - Gaya.

2.

Bhagwatia Devi Wife of Hari Manjhi Resident of Village - Kodihara, Bhui Toli, Police Station - Mahkar, District - Gaya. ... ... Petitioners

Versus

The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rabindra Kumar Priyadarshi, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Smt. Renu Kumari, Addl Public Prosecutor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-07-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

Petitioners seek bail in Mahkar P.S. Case No. 118 of 2018 instituted for the offence under Section(s) 302 and 201/34 Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya.

As per the prosecution case, daughter of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15589 of 2021(2) dt.02-07-2021 2/3 informant was married with the son of the petitioners who had illicit relation with some another woman, which was always objected by daughter of the informant. She was tortured in her Sasural for aforesaid objection. The informant got information that his daughter along with her two sons have been murdered in her Sasural and dead body has been thrown in Paain. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased and husband of the deceased Ranjay Manjhi has aslready been granted bail by a coordinate bench of this Court vide paragraph 10 of the bail petition. Petitioners are in custody since 20.9.2020.

Considering the rival submissions of the parties, materials available on the record and the fact that husband of the deceased Ranjay Manjhi has already been granted bail by a coordinate bench of this Court, let the petitioners named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya in Mahkar Police Station Case No. 118 of 2018 on the following conditions:-

(1) Petitioners shall co-operate in the trial and shall be

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15589 of 2021(2) dt.02-07-2021 3/3 properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on their absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, their bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

(2) If the petitioners tamper with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T