Munna Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12857 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-267 Year-2022 Thana- MANPUR District- Nalanda ====================================================== Munna Manjhi S/O Late Chhote Manjhi R/O Village- Tarapur (Tadapar Sighthoo), P.S- Manpur, Distt.- Nalanda.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 14-05-2025 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Manpur P.S. Case No. 267 of 2022 for the offence under sections 341, 342, 323, 307, 379, 447, 504 and 34 of the I.P.C. lodged on 25.10.2022 by the informant, Viresh Paswan.

3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that the accused persons including this petitioner surrounded and assaulted. The allegation against the petitioner is of assaulting on the head by iron rod causing serious injury and the hand was also injured. He was taken to the Hospital which led to the FIR.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that allegation of assault is on the head which has been found to be simple in nature and rest of the assault has been attributed to all the accused persons inasmuch as it is omnibus in nature.

5. Learned APP on the other hand opposes the prayer

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12857 of 2025(3) dt.14-05-2025 2/2 submitting that a perusal of the order would show that the right hand little finger was also amputated post assault beside the injury on the head and naturally, the said injury of finger was found to be grievous. The further submission is that the petitioner is named in the 2022 FIR and a belated relief is being sought for.

6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that others accused have been granted bail.

7. Be that as it may, the fact remains that he is the named accused, injury is on the head and due to further assault, amputation of a finger also took place.

8. In that background as also that the FIR is of the year 2022, it would be appropriate that the petitioner seeks bail.

9. The anticipatory bail application stands rejected.

10. If, however, the petitioner surrenders and seeks bail within four weeks, the concerned Court shall take up the matter and dispose it of preferably on the same day. (Rajiv Roy, J) Adnan/- U T