Manohar Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7181 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-312 Year-2022 Thana- HISUWA District- Nawada ====================================================== Manohar Manjhi S/o- Late Rameshwar Manjhi Village- Bajra Ps- Hisua DistNawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bipin Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 19-02-2025 Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioner and Learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Hisua P.S. Case No. 312 of 2022 lodged on 03.06.2022, for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 324, 308 & 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against six named accused persons including the present petitioner against whom there is an allegation that they have assaulted the informant and his family members by means of garasa, rod & sword due to which they were badly injured.

4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel also submits that petitioner and informant are co-villagers and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7181 of 2025(2) dt.19-02-2025 2/2 due to petty dispute, scuffling took place. Counsel further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that as per the FIR, there is direct allegation against the present petitioner of assault on the informant by garasa due to which he sustained injury.

6. In the present facts and circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

7. It is directed to the petitioner to surrender before the Trial Court within a period of 4 weeks from today. In case, the petitioner surrenders within four weeks, then the Trial Court is directed to pass order on his surrender-cum-bail application on the same day considering the injury report as well as case diary without being prejudice that the anticipatory bail of the petitioner has been rejected by this Court and the Trial Court shall pass order on the merit of this case.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Divyansh/- U