Nanhaku Manjhi @ Nanhak Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4649 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-48 Year-2024 Thana- Gehlaur District- Gaya ====================================================== Nanhaku Manjhi @ Nanhak Manjhi, Son of Aghnu Manjhi @ Kaduni Manjhi, Resident of Village - Damodra, Police Station - Gehlaur, District - Gaya ji ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shailesh Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Syed Ehteshamuddin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 25-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Gehlaur P.S. Case No. 48 of 2024 dated 09.11.2024 registered for the offence punishable under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the marriage of the informant's daughter was solemnized with the petitioner, ten years ago and after marriage, she gave birth to two children but they died. On 08.11.2024, the informant got an information on his mobile phone that his daughter has died. It is further alleged that he strongly believed that his daughter was strangulated to death by his
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4649 of 2026(3) dt.25-02-2026 2/3 son-in-law (petitioner).
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. It is submitted that the petitioner is unfortunately the husband of the deceased. The petitioner is a labourer and the marriage of the petitioner was solemnized with the deceased 10 years prior to the alleged occurrence. All the family members were living happily and there was no matrimonial dispute between the petitioner and the deceased and from their happy conjugal life, two children were born out of their wedlock but could not survive due to which the deceased was living in depression and was in mental trauma. It is further submitted that at the time of occurrence, the petitioner was not present in the house. After investigation, the charge-sheet was submitted under Section 108 of the B.N.S.
(Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code) and the statement of the independent witness was also recorded, who supported the case of the petitioner that the wife of the petitioner was living in mental trauma after the death of his two children.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4649 of 2026(3) dt.25-02-2026 3/3 parents of the deceased was informed, who came and participated in her funeral and subsequently, the present case was lodged by the informant. The petitioner is in custody since 10.11.2024, having no criminal antecedents and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.
5. Learned A.P.P for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate-Ist Class, Gaya ji in connection with Gehlaur P.S. Case No. 48 of 2024.
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