Muneshwar Das @ Munna Das v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7779 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-195 Year-2024 Thana- MANIGACHI District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Muneshwar Das @ Munna Das S/O Late Jholi Das R/O Village-Mahthor, P.SManigachhi, Dist-Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Girish Chandra Jha, Adv.

For the informant : Mr. Pankaj Kumar Das, Adv. Mr. Pravin Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Parmanand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Manigachhi P.S. Case No. 195 of 2024 dated 22.10.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 103 (1) read with 3(5) of the B.N.S. 3.

As per the prosecution case, when the informant's daughter went to graze her goat in the field, the co-accused, Maheshwar Das came there with bad intention and tried to commit rape on her. On being objected by the informant's daughter then the accused persons holding armed with dabiya and tengari came there and they assaulted the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7779 of 2025(3) dt.21-03-2025 2/3 informant's daughter due to which she became senseless. Thereafter, the co-accused, Maheshwar Das slit her neck with Kuttikatwa due to which the informant's daughter died on the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The specific allegation of committing murder of the informant's daughter is against the co-accused, Maheshwar Das. The petitioner has been made accused in this case only because he is the father of the co-accused, Maheshwar Das. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged offence. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 24.10.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7779 of 2025(3) dt.21-03-2025 3/3 Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Darbhanga in connection with Manigachhi P.S. Case No. 195 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T