Nandlal Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19107 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-355 Year-2020 Thana- MUFFASIL District- West Champaran ====================================================== Nandlal Manjhi, Son Of Nagina Manjhi Resident Of Village - Kharshal No. 01, Musahari Tola, P.S.- Bettiah (Mufassil), District - West Champaran, Bettiah.
... ... Petitioner/S
Versus
The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ashok Kumar Gupta For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 27-09-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 324, 325, 307, 337, 338, 353, 224, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code.
The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant, who is police officer, alleges that on 14.06.2020, he got information about an accused of Bettiah Mufassil P. S. Case No.661 of 2019 and Case No.670 of 2019, thereafter he along with police personnel reached the place of occurrence and when he saw the miscreants taking intoxicating substance. It is next
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19107 of 2022(2) dt.27-09-2022 2/3 alleged that thereafter the miscreants was caught and he admitted his participation in the murder of Kalua @ Kanhaiya and Lal Babu Kumar and thus, was arrested. Thereafter, about 200-250 persons assembled at the place of occurrence and they pelted stones at the police force in which one constable also got injured and Ravi Prakash received injury on head. Thereafter, the accused Manjit Manjhi, who was arrested escaped. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is next submitted that the allegation against him is general and omnibus in nature.
The learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposes the anticipatory bail application.
Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Bettiah (Mufassil) P. S. Case No.355 of 2020, subject to the conditions laid down under
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19107 of 2022(2) dt.27-09-2022 3/3 Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
The application stands allowed.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T