Ranjit Manjhi @ Ranjit Kunar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37406 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-289 Year-2021 Thana- PUNPUN District- Patna ====================================================== RANJIT MANJHI @ RANJIT KUNAR SON OF LATE NARESH MANJHI R/O VILLAGE- KAMALPURA, P.S.- PUNPUN, DISTRICT- PATNA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anuj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Uday Chand Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-09-2022 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove defect (s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks on resumption of physical mode. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under sections 376 and 511 of the Indian Penal Code and 8 of the POCSO Act. As per the prosecution case, the victim aged about 12 years went for attending natural call beside the village road, in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37406 of 2022(2) dt.29-09-2022 2/3 the meantime, the co-accused Chhotu kumar and the petitioner Ranjit Kumar came there and both of them caught hold of her hand and with sexual intent took her to a lonely place and they slammed her on the ground but in the meantime, the informant raised alarm and some ladies came there and both the accused persons fled away from there.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. It is further submitted that no alleged occurrence has taken place in the manner as alleged in the F.I.R. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 09.11.2021. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner by submitting that charge-sheet also supports the prosecution case.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of detention, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Patna in connection with Punpun P.S. Case No. 289 of 2021, with a condition:-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37406 of 2022(2) dt.29-09-2022 3/3

1. The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of his bail.

The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) ayush/- U T