Rahul Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36374 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-162 Year-2024 Thana- GAYA MUFASIL District- Gaya ====================================================== Rahul Manjhi Son of Bajrangi Manjhi R/o Village - Baradih, Pokhar Par, P.S.- Mufassil, District - Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ajay Kumar Sinha, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Fahimuddin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 28-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner makes a prayer for grant of regular bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 307, 354(B), 379 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The allegation in the FIR is that while the informant was going to attend the call of nature, the accused persons seven in number, surrounded her and tried to outrage her modesty. However, when she raised an alarm, all the accused persons came variously armed and when her nephew Chandan Kumar intervened in the matter he was assaulted by one Pintu Manjhi and Patrohit Manjhi by means of iron rod and tangi. It is further alleged that when Chandan Kumar fell down the petitioner and three other accused persons pushed her on the ground by pulling her hair.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36374 of 2025(2) dt.28-05-2025 2/2

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that it would be apparent from the FIR, that initially there is general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons and the specific allegation are against Pintu Manjhi and Patrohit Manjhi of having assaulted Chandan Kumar. So far as the petitioner is concerned, the only allegation is that he has pushed the informant on the ground by pulling her hair along with two other persons. However, no injury has been caused to the informant and the petitioner is not responsible to any injury caused to Chandan Kumar, who has also suffered injury in the nature of abrasion,simple in nature. The petitioner is in custody since 25.02.2025 having no criminal antecedent and the charge sheet has been submitted.

5. The learned APP opposes the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances let the above named petitioner shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand)with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/ successor court in Muffasil P.S. Case No.162 of 2024.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) N.K/- U T