Naresh Manjhi @ Naresh Bhuiyan @ Nareh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11811 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-27 Year-2022 Thana- FATEHPUR District- Gaya ====================================================== Naresh Manjhi @ Naresh Bhuiyan @ Nareh Kumar S/o Rameshwar Manjhi R/o village- Bohwa Lodhwe @ Bahoolodhwe, P.S- Fatehpur, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Vinod Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Raj Kishor Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 28-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 363, 365/341 of the IPC but charge sheet has been submitted under Sections 363, 302, 120(B), 201, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. Petitioner along with other accused persons are said to have kidnapped the father of the informant and ultimately killed him.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that the similarly situated co-accused has already been granted bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 27.04.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 2846 of 2023. He submits that there is no specific overt act against the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11811 of 2025(2) dt.28-02-2025 2/2 petitioner. He submits that there is no eye witness of the occurrence. He further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail application and he is languishing in judicial custody since 03.09.2024.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail is rejected in connection with Fatehpur P.S. Case No. 27 of 2022.
7. However, petitioner is at liberty to renew his prayer for bail after framing of charge.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) devendra/- U T