Munni Devi And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.5984 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -288 Year- 2013 Thana -CHANDAULI District- GAYA ======================================================

1. Munni Devi W/O Shiv Manjhi

2. Sudeshwar Manjhi S/O Late Bhado Manjhi

3. Shiv Manjhi S/O Sudeshwar Manjhi

4. Sunil Manjhi S/O Sudeshwar Manjhi All are Resident of vill-Binova Nagar,P.S-Magadh Medical,Distt-Gaya .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ravindra Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Uday Pratap Singh(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 12-02-2015 Heard both sides.

The petitioners seek bail in a case registered under sections 302, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 of Witch Craft Act.

Mahesh Manjhi named eleven persons and disclosed that they all entered into his house and took his mother. On the next day the dead body of his mother was found. The first information report was lodged after recovery of the dead body. On similar fact one of the co-accused namely Laxman Manjhi has been granted bail vide order passed in Cri. Misc. No. 2914 of 2014. The petitioners are also named in the first information

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5984 of 2015 (2) dt.12-02-2015 2/2 report but no specific allegation is made against the petitioners. Considering the aforesaid facts and the fact that case of the petitioners stands on the same footing as that of Laxman Manjhi who has already been enlarged on bail, the above named petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate Gaya in Chandauti P.S. Case No. 288 of 2013.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) M.Rahman/- U T