Mannan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46204 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-70 Year-2025 Thana- MAHALGAON District- Araria ====================================================== Mannan S/o Md. Dawood @ Sabbo Village- Masuriya, PS- Mahalgaon, District- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Parth Sarthy, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mrs. Renu Kumari, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 07-10-2025 Heard Mr. Parth Sarthy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs. Renu Kumari, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Mahalgaon P.S. Case No. 70 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 76, 64(1), 352, 351(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. Prosecution case, in short, is that the petitioner repeatedly established physical relations with the informant under false promise of marriage and later, the petitioner attempted to forcibly do so by entering her house on 19.04.2025 at around 11 PM.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46204 of 2025(4) dt.07-10-2025 2/3 present case due to personal vendetta and pressure arising from local rivalry. Learned counsel further submitted that the FIR itself is delayed and the informant is admittedly a married woman. He further submitted that it appears that there was consensual relationship of the victim with the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that police, after completion of investigation, submitted charge-sheet under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 21.04.2025 and has no criminal antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail, after framing of charge, if not already framed, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- ( Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Mahalgaon P.S. Case No. 70 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:
(I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46204 of 2025(4) dt.07-10-2025 3/3 the family of the petitioner.
(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T