Masudan Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20999 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-530 Year-2021 Thana- TEKARI District- Gaya ====================================================== Masudan Manjhi Son of Late Faguni Manjhi Resident of Village -Telha, P.S. - Tekari (Mau O.P.), District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Md. Nazir Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 06-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in connection with Tekari (Mau O.P.) P.S. Case No. 530 of 2021 registered for the alleged offences under Sections 302, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, the daughter of the informant was married with co-accused Sanjay Manjhi, the son of this petitioner and allegation against the petitioner and other co-accused persons is that they killed the daughter of the informant by hanging her and tried to dispose of the dead body.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. From the FIR it is apparent that there is no allegation against the petitioner for causing death of the daughter of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20999 of 2025(3) dt.06-08-2025 2/3 informant and it is specific against co-accused Sanjay Manjhi. Only allegation against the petitioner is that he and other coaccused persons were involved in disposing of the dead body. Learned counsel further submits that the independent witnesses during investigation have stated that the daughter of the informant committed suicide after some altercation with her husband. Therefore, there is no serious allegation against the petitioner, who is in custody since 30.06.2024, and charge sheet has been submitted. Learned counsel further submits that though the rejection order mentioned four criminal antecedent but the same is an error of record and petitioner is having clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner. Learned APP submits that the petitioner and other co-accused persons have been made accused in this case for causing death of the daughter of the informant.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering specific allegation of causing death of the daughter of the informant against co-accused and further considering the nature of allegation against the petitioner, period of custody of the petitioner, his clean antecedent and submission of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20999 of 2025(3) dt.06-08-2025 3/3 charge sheet, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-VI, Gaya/concerned Court in connection with Tekari (Mau O.P.) P.S. Case No. 530 of 2021, subject to the conditions mentioned in Section 480(3) of B.N.S.S. and also the following conditions : (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.

(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below.

(iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned.

(Arun Kumar Jha, J) DKS/- U T