Ramji Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6172 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-299 Year-2017 Thana- CHAPRA TOWN District- Saran ====================================================== 1 .

Ramji Manjhi Son of Late Chandeshwar Manjhi Resident of VillageMubarakjpur, P.S.- Garkha, District- Saran at Chapra (Bihar) 2.

Budhu Manjhi Son of Late Chhachhanu Manjhi Resident of VillageMubarakjpur, P.S.- Garkha, District- Saran at Chapra (Bihar) 3 .

Jagar Nath Singh Son of Late Baleshwar Singh @ Rameshwar Singh Resident of Village- Badalpura, P.S.- Doriganj, District- Saran at Chapra (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Tarun Prasad Mandal , APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State .

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 420, 467, 468 , 471 and 120 ( B ) of IPC .

3 . As per the prosecution case, informant alleged that the disputed land in question which belongs to family of one Sukhan Dushadh and his descendants, accused persons under a conspiracy deliberately suppressed earlier genuine documents, records and produced forged and manipulated papers. It is further alleged that accused persons used forged documents to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6172 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 2/2 claim the title and possession and as such, cheated the informant.

4. From bare perusal of impugned order, it appears that petitioners seek anticipatory bail in connection with Chapra Nagar P .S. Case No. 299 of 2017 which was instituted in the year 2017 and petitioner has moved before this Court for anticipatory bail after lapse of more than 9 years for which there is no plausible explanation .

5. Considering the nature of accusation, delay in moving the anticipatory bail before this Hon'ble Court i. e,. after lapse of more than 9 years and and circumstances of the case, prayer for pre-arrest bail of the petitioners is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Koushik/- U T