Dhuplal Manjhi @ Dhruplal Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46606 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-15 Year-2019 Thana- DARAUNDA District- Siwan ====================================================== 1.

Dhuplal Manjhi @ Dhruplal Manjhi S/o Late Charitar Manjhi R/o VillageKorari Khurd, P.S.- Daraunda, District- Siwan 2.

Girja Devi W/o Dhuplal Manjhi @ Dhruplal Manjhi R/o Village- Korari Khurd, P.S.- Daraunda, District- Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Satyendra Rai, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 01-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioners apprehending their arrest in connection with Daraunda P.S. Case No. 15 of 2019 instituted for the offence under Sections 147, 341, 323, 304(B), 201 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code (in short 'IPC').

3. The case of the prosecution is that the daughter of the complainant, namely, Kiran Kumari was married to one Arjun Manjhi in the year 2018. It is further alleged that she was subjected to cruelty on account of non-fulfillment of dowry demand.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that according to the complain petition, the occurrence is of two days, i.e. 25.08.2018 and 26.08.2018 but complaint has been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46606 of 2025(2) dt.01-08-2025 2/2 filed on 06.10.2018. Delay is not explained. It has also been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners are mother-in-law and father-in-law of the deceased. The main thrust of allegation is against the husband.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioners.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The petitioners are directed to surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender in connection with Daraunda P.S. Case No. 15 of 2019, they will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Siwan, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. Accordingly, the present bail application stands allowed.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) durgesh/- U T