Paithang Manjhi @ Paithan Manjhi @ Dilip Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.4020 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -358 Year- 2013 Thana -LAKHISARAI District- LAKHISARAI ====================================================== Paithang Manjhi @ Paithan Manjhi @ Dilip Manjhi, S/o Suraj Manjhi, R/o Mohalla- Santar, Ward No. 03, P.S.- Lakhisarai, District- Lakhisarai. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bhaskar Shankar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 03-04-2018 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner, already in custody, seeks bail in connection with S.Tr. No. 178 of 2014 arising out of Lakhisarai P.S.Case No. 358 of 2013 registered under Sections 302 and 201/34 of the Indian penal Code.

Allegation in brief is that son of the informant had gone along with Dibbu Manjhi and Ranjit Manjhi to his in-laws place but Dibbu Manjhi returned with sandals, mobile and Rs. 25,00/- cash of the deceased and informed that he became traceless at Kiul Station, but later on, dead body was recovered from a river and Dibbu disclosed that Paithang Manjhi had killed his son. Submission is that there is no eye witness in this case and the petitioner has been implicated on the basis of statement of Dibbu Manjhi along with whom informant's son had gone and

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4020 of 2018 (3) dt.03-04-2018 2/2 Dibbu Manjhi has been admitted to bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 03.03.2015 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 50634 of 2014 and the petitioner is in custody for more than four years since 27.09.2013 and he has no criminal antecedent. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the petitioner, namely, Paithang Manjhi @ Paithan Manjhi @ Dilip Manjhi is directed to be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge 1st, Lakhisarai, in connection with S.Tr. No. 178 of 2014 arising out of Lakhisarai P.S. Case No. 358 of 2013, with condition that one of the bailor must be his close family member. Petitioner shall remain physically present on each and every date during trial and in case of failure on two consecutive dates without any reasonable cause, his bail bond shall be liable to be cancelled. (Arun Kumar, J) Sujit/- U