Birju Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19712 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-131 Year-2019 Thana- GOVINDPUR District- Nawada ====================================================== 1.

BIRJU MANJHI, S/o Late Degan Manjhi, 2.

Karu Manjhi, S/o Faguni Manjhi, both are Residents of Village- Kolgarh, Ektara, P.S.- Govindpur, DistrictNawada. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Krishna Deo Raj, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mohammad Sufyan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 30-09-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State through virtual court proceedings. The petitioners seek bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 302 of the Indian Penal Code and u/s 3⁄4 Dayan Act.

Allegation against the petitioners is of assaulting the victim by the knife and lathi-danda during the way of hospital she died.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are named in the FIR, but omnibus and general accusation has been levelled against them. There is old land dispute between the parties. The petitioners are in custody since

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19712 of 2020(4) dt.30-09-2020 2/2 24.07.2019 and have got no criminal antecedent which is mentioned in para 3 of the bail petition. There is no specific allegation against the petitioners and the specific accusation has been levelled against co-accused namely Suresh Manjhi and Naro Manjhi who have been granted bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 24.08.2020 passed in Cr. Misc. No.18941 of 2020 and another one co-accused has also been granted bail vide order dated 04.09.2020 passed in Cr. Misc. No.22646 of 2020.

Learned APP for the State has opposes the prayer for bail petition and submits that the petitioner is named in the FIR with specific accusation.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (rupees twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.D.J.-VIII, Nawada, in connection with Govindpur P.S. Case No. 131 of 2019.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) amitkumar/- U T