Tulsi Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14412 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-766 Year-2024 Thana- GAYA MUFASIL District- Gaya ====================================================== Tulsi Kumar S/o- Ganga Ravidas Village- Abgila, Manpur Ps- Muffasil DistGaya ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 14621 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-766 Year-2024 Thana- GAYA MUFASIL District- Gaya ====================================================== 1.
Shiva Manjhi S/O Gariban Manjhi @ Gagiban Manjhi R/O Vill.- Abgila, Pahartalli, P.S.- Gaya Mufassil, Dist.- Gaya 2.
Bablu Manjhi @ Bablu Kumar S/O Manoj Manjhi R/O Vill.- Abgila, Pahartalli, P.S.- Gaya Mufassil, Dist.- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State Of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
(In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 14412 of 2025) For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Tabish Sharfuddin, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Rajendra Prasad Nat, APP (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 14621 of 2025) For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Aryan Singh,Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Awadhesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Gaya Muffasil P.S. Case No. 766/2024 dated 09.09.2024 registered for the offence
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14412 of 2025(3) dt.14-07-2025 2/3 punishable u/s 310(2), 311, 132, 121(2) and 221 of the B.N.S. and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, the allegation against the petitioners and the co-accused persons are of committing dacoity with railway passengers and also of assaulting police personnel and looting motorcycle as well as service revolver of the police personnel.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioners are not named in the F.I.R. The name of the petitioners has sprung up in the confessional statement of the co-accused, Raja Manjhi. Learned counsel has submitted that in the course of investigation nearby C.C.T.V. footage has been seen in which some persons have been seen in suspicious condition and accordingly, the petitioners have been identified near the place of occurrence. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. No T.I.P. has been conducted by the prosecution. The co-accused person has already been granted regular bail by this court vide order dated 28.03.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 15129/2025. The petitioners have clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner namely, Tulsi Kumar
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14412 of 2025(3) dt.14-07-2025 3/3 is in custody since 10.09.2024 whereas the petitioners, namely, Shiva Manjhi and Bablu Manjhi are in custody since 30.09.2024 and 01.10.2024 respectively.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioners.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand)each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Gaya in connection with Gaya Muffasil P.S. Case No. 766/2024, with the condition ;- (i). The petitioners are directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioners are liable to be cancelled.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T