Vinod Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.26220 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -91 Year- 2004 Thana -AHIAPUR District- MUZAFFARPUR ======================================================

1. Vinod Manjhi son of Baboo Lal Manjhi resident of Village : Kolhua, Paigambarpur, P.S. : Ahiyapur, District : Muzaffarpur. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Satyendra Narayan Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Bharat Lal(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-07-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 20.9.2014 in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

The prosecution case is that the informant's brother Hardeep Ram was a Chaukidar who went to Kolhua Paigamberpur on bicycle when some unknown persons assaulted him. Subsequently, the villagers took the brother of the informant to S.K.M.C.H. in precarious condition where he succumbed to the injury. Name of the petitioner sprang up on the confession of co accused Nand Manjhi and Bighan Sah.

It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that admittedly there is no eye witness to the occurrence and Uma

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26220 of 2015 (2) dt.24-07-2015 2/2 Manjhi and Bigan Sah have been acquitted vide judgments dated 11.6.2012 and 22.8.2006 passed in S.T. Nos. 706 of 2006 and 60 of 2005 respectively. Xerox copies of the judgments have been produced before this court. Let it be kept on record. It is further submitted that the petitioner was not aware about his involvement in the present case.

Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Muzaffarpur in connection with Ahiyapur P.S. Case No. 91 of 2004.

The learned court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner in case the petitioner defaults, without any reasonable cause, on two consecutive occasions. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Anil/- U T