Chhote Manjhi @ Futani Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9945 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-107 Year-2025 Thana- PUNPUN District- Patna ====================================================== Chhote Manjhi @ Futani Manjhi Son of Vanvari Manjhi Resident of VillageShripalpur Thikapar, P.S.- Punpun, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Jay Ram Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Rajendra Prasad Nat ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 01-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sessions Trial No. 1741 of 2025 (arising out of Punpun P.S. Case No. 107 of 2025), registered for the offence under Sections 85 and 108 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. The case of the prosecution is that the informant got a call on 24.03.2025 that his mother had died. When he reached home, villagers told him that his mother has consumed poison and his father had taken her to a hospital for treatment. When the informant reached hospital, he saw his mother was dead. It is alleged by the informant that his father used to beat his mother repeatedly and also used to torture his mother, due to which the mother chose to consume poison.
4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9945 of 2026(4) dt.01-04-2026 2/2 submits that the petitioner happens to be the husband of the deceased and it is clear from the narration of the FIR itself that the deceased was taken to the hospital by this petitioner for treatment and as per postmortem report, it is clear that there was no evidence of any mechanical injury either externally or internally and the opinion regarding the cause of death was kept reserved for want of FSL report, the petitioner is in custody since 25.03.2025 and he has got no criminal antecedents, charge-sheet has been filed under Sections 85 and 108 of the BNS and there is no allegation of tampering.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the conduct of the petitioner, 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 Additional Sessions Judge-II, Masaurhi, Patna, in connection with Sessions Trial No. 1741 of 2025 (arising out of Punpun P.S. Case No. 107 of 2025). (Praveen Kumar, J) Pawan/- U T