Sonu Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17955 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-195 Year-2020 Thana- SARMERA District- Nalanda ====================================================== Sonu Manjhi S/o- Chandu Manjhi Resident of Village-Kenarkala PS- Sarmera District- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Binit Kumar, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Nirmal Kumar Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-04-2025 Heard learned counsels for the parties.
2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 302 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per prosecution case, on 28.07.2020 at about 5 PM, father of informant had gone to watch his field where he came to know that co-accused Ram Prasad Manjhi has grazed his paddy crops with his goat. When the father of informant went to the house of co-accused Ram Prasad Manjhi to complain, this petitioner, along with other accused persons, is alleged to have abused and assaulted the father of informant by iron rod, bricks and stones as a result of which father of informant sustained injuries and died during the course of treatment.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17955 of 2025(2) dt.11-04-2025 2/3
4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is quite innocent and has falsely been implicated in the case. It is submitted that due to petty dispute the occurrence took place between the parties and entire family members of the petitioner have been falsely implicated in the case. There is general and omnibus allegation of assault by iron rod, bricks and stones but in the post mortem report only one injury was found on the person of the deceased. It is further submitted that co-accused Ram Prasad Manjhi has already been granted privilege of bail by this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 05.08.2021 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 8237 of 2021. Petitioner is in custody since 13.12.2024 and charge sheet has already been submitted.
5. Learned counsel appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation, claim based on parity and period of custody, the prayer for grant bail of to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17955 of 2025(2) dt.11-04-2025 3/3 satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif in connection with Sarmera P.S. Case No. 195 of 2020.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T