Haridwar Manjhi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No. 9253 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -332 Year- 2015 Thana -BODHGAYA District- GAYA ======================================================
1. Haridwar Manjhi, S/o Late Mahadeo Manjhi
2. Paro Devi, W/o Late Rajesh Manjhi, Both resident of Village - Daheriya Bigha, Police Station - Bodh Gaya, District - Gaya .... .... Petitioners
Versus
1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioners : Mr. Sunil Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party : Mr. Sakir Ahmad, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 10-04-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
Petitioners seek bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 302, 304/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3⁄4 of the Prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices Act, 2001.
The petitioners and others, allegedly, assaulted the husband of the informant accusing that the husband of the informant had played witch craft as a result whereof husband of the informant died.
Submission is that considering the general and omnibus nature of allegation co-accused, namely, Nandu Manjhi @ Nanhak Manjhi has already been allowed bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 54333 of 2016.
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9253 of 2017 (5) dt.10-04-2017 2/2 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners, above named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya/successor Court in connection with Bodh Gaya Police Station Case No. 332 of 2015, subject to the condition that the petitioners shall fully co-operate with the investigation and trial of the case, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioners.
Kundan (Birendra Kumar, J) U T