Patna High CourtCR. MISC./8937/2025bail granted

Uttam Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

2025-04-11Mr. Justice Dr. Anshuman2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8937 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-279 Year-2023 Thana- KHIJARSARAI District- Gaya ====================================================== Uttam Manjhi S/o- Matuk Manjhi @ Matuka Manjhi Resident of villlagePakari PS- Fatehpur District- Gaya Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Sharma, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Naresh Ray, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 11-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Khizersarai P.S. Case No.279 of 2023 lodged under Sections 302, 201/34 of the IPC.

3. As per the prosecution case, the FIR has been lodged against 8 named accused persons including the petitioner with allegation that all accused persons in connivance with each other killed the father of the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He submits that from the address mentioned in the FIR, it becomes crystal clear that the petitioner is not resident of same village. He further submits that FIR has been lodged after delay of 16 days which has not been explained in this case.

5. Counsel further submits that petitioner's name has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8937 of 2025(2) dt.11-04-2025 2/2 come in this case only due to the reason that he is son-in-law of main accused namely, Lakeshwar Manjhi and the said Lakeshwar Manjhi has been granted bail by this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 20.07.2024 passed in Cr. Misc.No.42807 of 2024.

6. Counsel further submits that the petitioner is in custody since 19.09.2024 having clean antecedent. He further submits that the petitioner is ready to fulfill all the condition whatsoever shall be imposed upon him.

7. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that petitioner's antecedent is clean.

8. In the present facts and circumstances of this case and the submissions made above, let the petitioner above named, be granted bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Gaya in connection with Khizersarai P.S. Case No.279 of 2023, subject to the following conditions as laid down under Section 437(3) of Cr.P.C.

(Dr. Anshuman, J.) Prakashmani/- U T