Sanoj Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19330 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-247 Year-2022 Thana- BHAGWANPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Sanoj Manjhi Son Of Dipan Manjhi Resident Of Village - Atta, P.S.- Marhawrrah, District - Saran.

... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Praveen Prabhakar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Narsingh Tanti ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 18-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has filed the instant application for grant of regular bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 201 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the allegation in F.I.R., informant found a dead body of a girl, aged about 18-19 years, with her neck tied with gamcha. It is suspicion that some unknown criminals had killed her and had thrown the body there.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19330 of 2023(2) dt.18-05-2023 2/3 petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. Neither the petitioner is named in F.I.R. nor anything incriminating has been recovered from his conscious possession. The name of petitioner sprang up in this case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Rajeev Kumar, before the police, which got no evidentiary value in the eye of law. There is no eye witness of the alleged offence. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 11.12.2022. A statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for Bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case as well as period of custody, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19330 of 2023(2) dt.18-05-2023 3/3 bail in connection with Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No. 247 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M., 1, Vaishali, Hajipur.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Nirajkrs/- U T