Aghanu Manjhi @ Aghun Manjhi @ Aghan Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50996 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-147 Year-2024 Thana- Raghunathpur District- East Champaran ====================================================== Aghanu Manjhi @ Aghun Manjhi @ Aghan Manjhi S/O Etwaru Manjhi R/O Village-Sapahi, PS-Raghunathpur, Distt-East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Sunil Kumar No.III, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mrs. Renu Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 15-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs. Renu Kumari, learned APP for the State. Perused the case diary.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sessions Trial No. 535 of 2025 arising out of Raghunathpur P.S. Case No. 147 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 108, 238(A) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. As per prosecution case, the accusation against the accused persons including the petitioner is of committing murder of the complainant's daughter Sarita Devi and dumping her body in a sugarcane field.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged against him and has falsely been implicated in the present case
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50996 of 2025(3) dt.15-10-2025 2/3 due to ulterior/oblique motive. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the Phuphera Sasur of Sarita Devi (deceased) and has no concern at all with the family affairs of the co-accused Dukhan Manjhi rather he resides in separate house and his mess is also separate. There is no specific or direct allegation of any overt act against the petitioner rather the same is general and omnibus in nature. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged occurrence. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and is languishing in judicial custody since 13.11.2024 without any rhymes or reason. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case.
5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner, stating that the offence alleged is serious in nature.
6. Having heard rival contention of both the parties and considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, the period of custody of the petitioner, the petitioner having no criminal antecedent as also there being no specific allegation against the petitioner, let the petitioner, abovenamed, be released on bail 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
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50996 of 2025(3) dt.15-10-2025 3/3 Sessions Trial No. 535 of 2025 arising out of Raghunathpur P.S. Case No. 147 of 2024.
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