Bullu Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34476 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2020 Thana- KAJRA District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== BULLU MANJHI Son of Late Lagan Manjhi Resident of Village - Shrighana, Barhi Mushhari, P.S.- Kajra, District - Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amrendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 22-02-2021 Heard Mr. Amrendra Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh, learned APP for the State.

The petitioner, who is in custody since 17.02.2020, seeks bail in connection with Kajra P.S. Case No. 14 of 2020 dated 16.02.2020 instituted for the offence under Sections 302, 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The father of the informant is alleged to have been killed. Later, the informant was told by his maternal uncle that he had heard rumour in the village that the deceased had stayed at the house of one Nilam Devi and her brother Bullu Manjhi, who is the petitioner in the present case and the deceased was divested of his belongings and was killed. The dead body was disposed off to screen the offence.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34476 of 2020(3) dt.22-02-2021 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the maternal uncle of the informant has given his statement before the Investigating Office in which also he has spoken about the same story but has not disclosed the source of information.

There is no eye witness to the occurrence and the witnesses who are residents of the village from where the dead body was recovered, have only stated that they learnt that the deceased, after consuming liquor at the house of the sister of the petitioner, died and his dead body was thrown away.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that apart from this, there is no other material to connect the petitioner with the offence.

Considering the nature of accusation and the period of custody of the petitioner, he is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Lakhisarai in connection with Kajra P.S. Case No. 14 of 2020. (Ashutosh Kumar, J) krishna/- U T