Malkha Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7661 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-344 Year-2024 Thana- KHAIRA District- Jamui ====================================================== Malkha Manjhi S/o Nandi Kishore Manjhi R/o vill- Khaira, P.S.- Khaira, Distt.- Jamui ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Ajit Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-03-2025 Heard Mr. Pankaj Kumar Sinha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Ajit Kumar, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No. 344 of 2024 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 127(1) (115)2, 351(2) and 109 and 3(5) of the BNS.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the accused persons named therein including the petitioner entered into the house of the informant and started abusing and assaulting the family members with iron rod and lathi, causing injury on the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7661 of 2025(2) dt.06-03-2025 2/3 head of the husband of the informant.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that though there is specific allegation that the petitioner assaulted by means of iron rod on the head of the husband of the informant, causing temporal injury on the temporal region, however, the injury as per the opinion of the doctor is simple in nature. Petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds, petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the FIR and the information contained in the impugned order in respect of nature of injury caused on the temporal region of the husband of the informant is simple in nature as per the opinion of the doctor, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Jamui in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No. 344 of 2024 subject to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7661 of 2025(2) dt.06-03-2025 3/3 conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T