Angaj Kumar Manjhi @ Ankaj Kumar Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12451 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-204 Year-2024 Thana- JALALPUR District- Saran ====================================================== 1.
Angaj Kumar Manjhi @ Ankaj Kumar Manjhi Son of Badri Manjhi R/o Village- Kothya P.S.- Jalalpur District -Saran 2.
Law Kumar Manjhi @ Law Kumar son of Badri Manjhi R/o Village- Kothya P.S.- Jalalpur District -Saran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Raushan Raj, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Syed Ehteshamuddin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 05-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend arrest in connection with Jalalpur P.S. Case No. 204 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 115(2), 118(2), 125, 121(i)/121(2), 109/132, 223, 352, 351(2), 351(3)/324(4)(5)/221 of the B.N.S. and Section 30(a), 45 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
3. Prosecution story, in short, is that on secret information, when police raided Daharu Manjhi's house and Laxman Manjhi's house, the accused persons attacked on police personnel with lathi, danda, bricks etc. due to which police
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12451 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 2/3 personnel sustained injuries. Thereafter, on search, total 25 litres of liquor was recovered.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. Learned counsel further submitted that general and omnibus allegation has been made against the petitioners. Petitioners have no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The co-accused persons have already been granted anticipatory bail by this Bench vide orders dated 22.11.2024 and 11.12.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. Nos. 80836 of 2024 and 84904 of 2024.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioners, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12451 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 3/3 bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Jalalpur P.S. Case No. 204 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) rishi/- U T