Manish Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36775 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-158 Year-2025 Thana- MAKHDUMPUR District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Manish Thakur, Male, Aged about 35 years, son of Manoj Thakur, R/o Village -Kohara PS -Makhdumpur Tehta, Dist- Jehanabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Surendra Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-06-2025 Heard Mr. Mritunjay Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Surendra Kumar, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Makhdumpur P.S. Case No. 158 of 2025, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 191(2), 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 74, 352 and 351(2) of the BNS.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, petitioner along with other co-accused had misbehaved with the informant and her sister and had also assaulted them.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner and informant are close family members. There is case and counter case between

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36775 of 2025(2) dt.18-06-2025 2/3 the parties arising out of the same incidence in which both the parties indulged into fierce fight and in course of the same, the petitioner may have caused some injuries to the informant side without intention. Petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds, petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

6. Considering the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, the fact that petitioner and informant are close family members and over trivial issue, both the parties indulged into fierce fight and in course of the same, the petitioner may have caused some injuries to the informant side without intention. Petitioner has clean antecedent. I am of the opinion that petitioner has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.

7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his/her arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District & Sessions Judge- IV, Jehanabad or its successor Court, in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36775 of 2025(2) dt.18-06-2025 3/3 connection with Makhdumpur P.S. Case No. 158 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioner as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically. (Purnendu Singh, J) Niraj/- U T