Kishori Manjhi @ Kishor Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39636 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-140 Year-2024 Thana- SINDHUGAR District- Gaya ====================================================== 1.

Kishori Manjhi @ Kishor Manjhi S/O Devraj Manjhi R/O Vill.- Jarlahi, P.s.- Sindugarh, Sindhugarh, Dist.- Gaya.

2.

Muniya Devi @ Munni Devi W/O Kishor Manjhi R/O Vill.- Jarlahi, P.s.- Sindugarh, Sindhugarh, Dist.- Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Shyam Kumar Singh, A.P.P ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 25-06-2025 Heard Learned counsel for the petitioners and Learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in connection with Sindhugarh P.S. Case No. 140 of 2024 lodged on 19.12.2024, for the offence punishable under Sections 80, 123 & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against 4 named accused persons including the present petitioners against whom there is an allegation that they have killed the informant's daughter due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

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4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. Counsel submits that the present petitioners are father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased (informant's daughter) and the husband of the deceased has already been arrested on the date of alleged occurrence itself. Counsel submits that there is no ante-mortem injury found on the body of the deceased and it is a case of consumption of poison in anger. Counsel also submits that the inquest report is there and in the inquest report, it has been acknowledged that the death has been caused due to poison. Counsel further submits that in the rejection order, the Sessions Judge has perused the post-mortem report which shows that the froths were coming from nose and mouth of the deceased. Counsel further submits that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent and they are ready to fulfill all the conditions whatsoever shall be imposed upon them.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioners but submits that the trial court has acknowledged about the consumption of poison.

6. As such, in the present facts and circumstances of this case, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39636 of 2025(2) dt.25-06-2025 3/3 Trial Court within a period of 4 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) each as mentioned in Section 2(1)(d) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 to the satisfaction of A.C.J.M.-II, Sherghati, Gaya, in connection with Sindhugarh P.S. Case No. 140 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down U/s 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Divyansh/- U T