Chhotu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4960 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-85 Year-2025 Thana- MAGADH UNIVERSITY District- Gaya ====================================================== Chhotu Kumar S/o Ram Baran Manjhi R/o Village - Puravi Matihani, P.S - Magadh University, District - Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Dinesh Manjhi S/o Late Gopal Manjhi R/o Village - Puravi Matihani, P.S - Magadh University, District - Gaya ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anand Kishore Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 04-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Sessions Trial No. 1162 of 2025(S.J.) arising out of Magadh University P.S. Case No. 85 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 352, 115(2), 109(1), 103, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. The case of the prosecution in short is that the petitioner along with 10 other persons have assaulted the son of the informant, namely, Subhash Kumar, with sharp cutting weapon at his stomach, who died during the course of treatment.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4960 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 2/2 offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that from perusal of the FIR, it is clear that the nature of allegation is general and omnibus. There is no specific allegation against this petitioner of assaulting anybody. He further submits that a statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 17.08.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-VIII, Gaya in connection with Sessions Trial No. 1162/2025 (S.J.) arising out of Magadh University P.S. Case No. 85 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T