Patna High CourtCR. MISC./51575/2024bail rejected

Lalit Manjhi @ Lalit Majhi v. The State Of Bihar

2024-08-21Mr. Justice Dr. Anshuman2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51575 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-476 Year-2023 Thana- KATEYA District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Lalit Manjhi @ Lalit Majhi SON OF JAGDAMBA MANJHI @ JAGDAMVA MANJHI VILLAGE- BANARAHA (BAIKUNTHPUR MAHUWAN), PSKATEYA, DIST- GOPALGANJ ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Lokesh Kumar Singh, Adv For the Opposite Party/s:

Mr.Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 21-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Kateya P.S. Case No. 476 of 2023 lodged on 06.11.2023 for offences punishable under Section 147/149/341/323/353/332 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution story, F.I.R. has been lodged against six named accused persons with an allegation that they have pelted stones at the police patrolling party and when they were apprehended they were found in the state of intoxication.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He further submits that petitioner has two antecedents in which is he on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51575 of 2024(2) dt.21-08-2024 2/2 bail.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the petitioner is the main accused who is responsible for creation of lawlessness as well as his antecedent is not clean.

6. In the present fact and circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the bail application of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

7. However, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned Court below within four weeks from today and prays for regular bail, Trial Court shall consider the bail application of the petitioner on the same day on merit without being prejudiced of the present order.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Sunnykr/- U