Ranjit Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.6161 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -177 Year- 2015 Thana -SOHSARAI District- NALANDA (BIHARSHARIFF) ======================================================

1. Ranjit Manjhi, son of Bachchu Manjhi, resident of Narmal Bigha (Surajpur Ka Tola), Police Station- Nalanda, District- Nalanda. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Akhauri Kamal Kishore Sahay For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Uday Chand Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 21-02-2017 Heard the parties.

This application has been filed in connection with Sohsarai P.S.Case No.177 of 2015 for the offence under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that except the confessional statement, there is nothing against the petitioner. He is accused in four other cases also. The charge-sheet has also been submitted in this case. It has also been submitted that in the present case, he has been arrested and he is in custody for about five months.

Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Having heard both sides. No doubt the petitioner is accused in four other cases also but so far present case is concerned, he has

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6161 of 2017 (3) dt.21-02-2017 2/2 been arrested on the basis of confessional statement and there is no other materials and he is in custody for about five months. The charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Shri Pathak Alok Kaushik, A.C.J.M.-7, Nalanda in connection with Sohsarai P.S.Case No.177 of 2015 . With following conditions :

(i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be a local person having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the concerned court.

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

(iii) The petitioner shall co-operate 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 reasons, the prosecution is free to move for cancellation of his bail.

With the aforesaid observation, this application is allowed. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U