Govind Manjhi @ Govind Kumar Manji v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20975 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-504 Year-2023 Thana- UCHKAGAON District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Govind Manjhi @ Govind Kumar Manji S/o Hiraman Manjhi R/o VillageJamsedi, P.S.- Uchakagaon, District- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Brajesh Kumar Singh @ Brajesh Singh, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pradeep Narain Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 23-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Uchakagaon P.S. Case No. 504 of 2023, registered on 24.12.2023, for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 324, 307, 504 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against two accused persons, including the petitioner, alleging that all the accused persons, in connivance with each other, kidnapped the informant's son and assaulted him. Subsequently, the informant's elder son disclosed that the kidnapped son had called him and named the accused persons, informing him that they were assaulting him. Later, when the informant and his elder son arrived at the location, they found the kidnapped son injured, and he was subsequently treated at the Gorakhpur Hospital.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel further submits that allegation made in the FIR is not correct and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20975 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 2/2 there is a delay in lodging the FIR. The occurrence took place on 19.12.2023, but the FIR was lodged on 24.12.2023, i.e., after a delay of about five days. Counsel further submits that the petitioner is named in the FIR only with a view to save their own skin. Counsel also submits that antecedent of the petitioner is clean.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that there is an allegation of kidnapping, and the delay in lodging the FIR has been explained. Counsel further submits that the injury report indicates that the injury is grievous in nature and was caused by a hard and blunt object.

6. In the present facts and circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, therefore the bail application of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

7. However, if the petitioner surrenders within four weeks from today and prays for regular bail, then the Trial Court shall pass order on the surrender- cum- bail application of the petitioner on the same day without being prejudice of the present order and the Trial Court shall pass order on the merit of this case. (Dr. Anshuman, J.) Aman Kumar/- U T