Manoj Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24515 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-83 Year-2025 Thana- GOPALPUR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== 1.

Manoj Mandal Son of Vakil Mandal R/o Village - Dimha, P.S. - Gopalpur, Dist. - Bhagalpur.

2.

Nand Kishore Mandal @ Kishore Mandal @ Nandkishore Mandal Son of Baleshwar Mandal R/o Village - Dimha, P.S. - Gopalpur, Dist. - Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raghwendra Pratap Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 14-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 83 of 2025 dated 19.03.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of B.N.S.

3. As per the allegation, on 04.03.2025, the daughter of Manoj Mandal, namely, Laxmi Kumari went along with the son of her sister-in-law (Gotani). It is alleged that, after remaining at the basa for a day, Shankar Mandal took the girl to the house of his uncle, namely Sitaram Mandal. It is further alleged that on 06.03.2025, petitioners and co-accused persons

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24515 of 2026(3) dt.14-05-2026 2/3 went to the house of Sitaram Mandal to bring back the girl, on which quarrel took place. Thereafter, Sitaram Mandal sent the girl to the house of Kailash Mandal. It is further alleged that Manoj Mandal (petitioner no.1) along with his men went to the house of Kailash Mandal and, in the meantime, petitioners and co-accused persons assaulted by means of bricks on the head of the husband of the informant, due to which he fell down and became unconscious. It is further alleged that with the help of co-villagers the injured husband of the informant was taken to hospital and after treatment when her husband was brought to the house, he died and after cremation the present written application was filed on the basis of the FIR.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that there is a delay of 13 days in lodging the FIR, and the present case was instituted only after the post-mortem examination of the deceased was performed and no case was filed within the intervening period of assault and the postmortem of the deceased. It has further been submitted that there is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners. It has further been submitted that witnesses during the course of investigation stated that during the intervening quarrel the deceased fell on the stock of bricks lying there on the PCC road

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24515 of 2026(3) dt.14-05-2026 3/3 and got he injured himself and subsequently he died. It has further been submitted that only after the death of deceased, the present case was lodged with false allegation. It has further been submitted that petitioners are in custody since 22.11.2025 and petitioner no.1 has clean antecedent while, petitioner no.2 is accused in one another case in which he is on bail.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioners.

6. Heard the parties and perused the record.

7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Naugachia, Bhagalpur, in connection with Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 83 of 2025.

8. The application stands allowed.

(Praveen Kumar, J) shivam/- U T