Shivshankar Sada @ Shiv Shankar Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46835 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-73 Year-2010 Thana- RIGA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== 1.
Shivshankar Sada @ Shiv Shankar Manjhi S/O Late Nada Sada R/O VillageRevasi, PS-Riga, Distt-Sitamarhi 2.
Jabbar Darji @ Jabbar Khan S/O Ajij Darji Mahrum R/O Village-Revasi, PS-Riga, Distt-Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Uday Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ajit Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA ORAL ORDER 08-08-2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned APP for the State.
2. Petitioners seek regular bail in connection with Riga P.S. Case No. 73 of 2010 dated 24.05.2010 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Section(s) 363, 366, 372 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The main submissions advanced by petitioners' counsel are that the instant matter relates to abduction of the informant's daughter-in-law which allegedly took place in the year 2010 and the police did not find substance in the said allegation and submitted a final form, showing the case as a mistake of fact and thereafter the learned Magistrate took
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46835 of 2025(2) dt.08-08-2025 2/3 cognizance of the alleged offences against five accused persons including the petitioners and differed with the police conclusion. It is further submitted that the so-called victim had been recovered shortly after the registration of the FIR and she had recorded her statement before trial court wherein she did not make any allegation against the petitioners and her allegations were confined only to two persons namely, Kantlal and Indal and she did not say anything regarding petitioners' involvement in the alleged abduction. It is further submitted that petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as stated in Para 3 of the bail petition. Petitioners are in custody since 19.03.2025. It is further submitted that co-accused has already granted bail by the Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 11.07.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 41620 of 2025.
4. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the bail prayer of the petitioners.
5. Considering the aforesaid submissions advanced by petitioners' counsel, this court is inclined to release the petitioners on bail. Accordingly, let the petitioners named-above be enlarged on bail in connection with Riga P.S. Case No. 73 of 2010 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46835 of 2025(2) dt.08-08-2025 3/3 satisfaction of the learned CJM, Sitamarhi subject to the condition that petitioners will present physically each and every date fixed by the trial Court till conclusion of the trial. (Ramesh Chand Malviya, J) Mayank/- U T