Patna High CourtCR. MISC./44238/2023bail granted

Sunil Manjhi @ Sandeep Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

2023-07-26Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44238 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-38 Year-2023 Thana- ASHOK PAPER MILL DistrictDarbhanga ====================================================== SUNIL MANJHI @ SANDEEP MANJHI SON OF RAJ KUMAR MANJHI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- PATORIGHAT, PS- HAYAGHAT, DISTRICTDARBHANGA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ram Bali Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sunil Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 26-07-2023

1. 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.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

3. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Ashok Paper Mill P.S. Case No. 38 of 2023 dated 19.3.2023 registered for the offence punishable u/s 363, 366B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

4. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused person are alleged to have kidnapped the grand daughter of the informant for the purpose of marriage.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44238 of 2023(2) dt.26-07-2023 2/2

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. Nothing incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The victim in her statement recorded u/s 164 of the Cr.P.C. has stated that she is 21 years old. She went to the petitioner out of her own will. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 24.4.2023.

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

7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, 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, Darbhanga in connection with Ashok Paper Mill P.S. Case No. 38 of 2023.

8. The application stands allowed.

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