Ramchandra Mandal v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17965 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-186 Year-2023 Thana- PIPRA District- Supaul ====================================================== Ramchandra Mandal S/o Bhagavat Mandal R/o vill - Thumha (ward no. 6), P.s.- Pipra, Distt.- Supaul ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Arun Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 19-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No. 186 of 2023 dated 27.05.2023, instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 342, 323, 147, 149, 307, 302 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on the alleged date of occurrence the petitioners along with other accused, named in the FIR came at the door of the informant armed with various weapons and started abusing the husband of the informant and threw him on the ground. It is further alleged that co-accused, Badri Mandal, ordered to kill him upon which the Ramphal Mandal assaulted the husband of the informant on his head by means of iron rod. Balram Mandal is alleged to
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17965 of 2025(2) dt.19-03-2025 2/3 assaulted the husband of the informant by means of lathi. It further alleged that co-accused Sanjah Devi, Shivjee Mandal, Kundan Mandal and Priya Devi also assaulted on the head of the informant's husband by bricks due to which he sustained serious injuries.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that there is no specific allegation against the petitioner rather the specific allegation is against Ramphal Mandal and Balram Mandal of assaulting the deceased on his head. The said Ramphal Mandal and Balram Mandal have been granted anticipatory bail vide order dated 28.02.2025 passed by this Court in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 4935 of 2025. It is next submitted that after completion of investigation, police submitted final form against Ramphal Mandal, Balram Mandal and petitioner and the other accused persons were sent up for trial but the learned Magistrate took cognizance against all the accused persons. It is also submitted that petitioner's case is on better footing of Ramphal Mandal and Balram Mandal. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 23.01.2025, he has one criminal case against him and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.
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5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate- I, Supaul in Pipra P.S. Case No. 186 of 2023.
(Khatim Reza, J) sankalp/- U T