Patna High CourtCR. MISC./27606/2020bail granted

Shankar Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

2021-01-27Mr. Justice Anil Kumar Sinha2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27606 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2019 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Nawada ====================================================== SHANKAR MANJHI S/o Ram Manjhi @ Rama Manjhi Resident of VillageKharath, Tola Bhawani Bigha, Police Station-Mufassil, District-Nawada. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rabi Bhushan Prasad No. 1 For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Binod Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 27-01-2021 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Mahila Police Station Case No. 24 of 2019, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341/323/506/354-B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

This is the second attempt on behalf of the petitioner for grant of regular bail. Earlier, the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner was rejected by this Court, vide order, dated 25.11.2019, passed in Criminal Misc. No. 53612 of 2019, giving liberty to the petitioner to move an application for grant of regular bail afresh after one year.

The allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner untied the pant of the daughters of the informant, aged

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27606 of 2020(2) dt.27-01-2021 2/2 about five years and eight years and also injured the younger daughter of the informant on her face and neck by means of nail.

Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 24.06.2019. He further submits that the petitioner has not committed any offence in the manner alleged and no progress has taken place in the trial inasmuch as only charges have been framed against the petitioner as yet. After having heard learned Counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 24.06.2019, I am inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner.

This application is, accordingly, allowed.

Accordingly, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 1st Additional Sessions Judge -cumSpecial Judge, Nawada, in connection with Mahila Police Station Case No. 24 of 2019.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J.) Prabhakar Anand/- U √ T √