Jitendra Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16330 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-428 Year-2025 Thana- GHOSI District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Jitendra Manjhi S/o Lal Manjhi @ Lalo Manjhi R/o Village- Ratu Bigha, PSGhosi, District- Jehanabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Umesh Kumar, Advocate Mr. Abhishek Anand, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dilip Kumar No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 06-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

02. In the present case, the petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Ghoshi P.S. Case No.428 of 2025 registered for the alleged offences under Section 126(2), 115(2), 109, 352, 351(2), 351(3), 3(5) of the BNS.

03. As per prosecution case, petitioner and other coaccused persons armed with lathi, danda and iron rod assaulted the informant causing injuries to him. The allegation against petitioner is that he hit the informant on his head with iron rod causing its fracture.

04. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. True fact of the case is that some quarrel took place between the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16330 of 2026(2) dt.06-04-2026 2/3 children of both sides and in this background some altercation took place but the informant did not receive injuries in the hands of the petitioner as is evident from the injury report which shows a very small contusion injury in the left parietal region of anterior lateral part of size 0.5cm x 0.01 cm and the said injury is stated to be simple. This falsifies the allegation that the petitioner gave iron rod blow to the informant because the injury is merely is an abrasion and the informant received this injury while trying to catch his cattle which started running away. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner is having clean antecedent.

05. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the submission made on behalf of the learned counsel for the petitioner.

06. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submission made on behalf of the parties and considering the completely superficial nature of injury for which the allegation is against the petitioner and also considering his clean antecedent, let the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court concerned within a period of eight weeks from today, be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court of learned CJM, Jehanabad in connection with Ghoshi P.S. Case No.428 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under Section 482(2) of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16330 of 2026(2) dt.06-04-2026 3/3 B.N.S.S. and other following conditions:

(i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.

(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned trial court.

(Arun Kumar Jha, J) Anuradha/- U T