Ramayan Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40230 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-937 Year-2018 Thana- MOTIPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== RAMAYAN MANJHI S/O MAUJELAL MANJHI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- JHINGAHA P.S MOTIPUR DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nitu Kumari For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dr. Indiwar Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-06-2023 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 connection with Motipur P.S. Case No. 937 of 2018 dated 24.10.2018 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 498A, 304B, 201 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the coaccused persons are alleged to have committed murder of the informant's daughter and disappeared her dead body due to nonfulfillment of demand of a motorcycle as dowry.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40230 of 2023(2) dt.28-06-2023 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the informant's daughter. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner is other than husband. The petitioner is not a family member of the deceased rather he is only a co-villager. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 27.03.2023.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the allegation being general and omnibus, the petitioner above-named, 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, (West) Muzaffarpur in connection with Motipur P.S. Case No. 937 of 2018.

The application stands allowed.

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