Shambhu Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.7183 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -332 Year- 2015 Thana -BODHGAYA District- GAYA ====================================================== Shambhu Manjhi, son of Late Sikhari Manjhi @ Shokhi Manjhi, resident of village Daheriya bigha, P.S. Bodh Gaya, District Gaya .... .... Petitioner

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prithivi Raj Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Kalyan Shankar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 20-03-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.

This is an application for bail in connection with Body Gaya P.S.Case No. 332 of 2015 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 302 of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of Witch Craft Act.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that there is general and omnibus allegation against the accused persons, including the petitioner of assaulting the deceased and some co-accused have been granted bail by this Court in Cr.Misc.No. 3920 of 2017, Cr.Misc.No. 54333 of 2016 and in Cr.Misc. No. 52843 of 2016, vide orders dated 23.2.2017, 20.12.2016 and 16.2.2017 respectively and petitioner is in custody since 19.10.2016.

Heard learned APP also.

Having heard both sides and in view of general and

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7183 of 2017 (3) dt.20-03-2017 2/2 omnibus allegation and co-accused having been granted bail,, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya, in connection with Bodh Gaya P.S.Case No. 332 of 2015, subject to the conditions that :- (i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be a local person having sufficient immovable properties within the jurisdiction of the concerned Court.

(ii) The petitioner will not induce any witness or tamper with the evidence.

(iii) The petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court and on the event of failure on his part to appear before the court below on two consecutive dates without showing any genuine reason, the prosecution is free to move for cancellation of his bail.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) spal/- U