Ajay Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52855 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-44 Year-2025 Thana- JALALPUR District- Saran ====================================================== 1.
Ajay Manjhi D/o- Mundrika Manjhi Village Noor Nagar Kahi PS- Jalalpur, Dist- Saran at Chapra 2.
Dharmendra Sah @ Dharmendra Kumar S/o- Mohar Sah Village Noor Nagar Kahi PS- Jalalpur, Dist- Saran at Chapra 3.
Jagu Manjhi @ Jagu Kumar @ Jaga Manjhi S/o- Musafir Manjhi Village Noor Nagar Kahi PS- Jalalpur, Dist- Saran at Chapra 4.
Jaiprakash Manjhi S/o- Musafir Manjhi Village Noor Nagar Kahi PSJalalpur, Dist- Saran at Chapra 5.
Rahul Manjhi S/o- Late Suresh Manjhi Village Noor Nagar Kahi PSJalalpur, Dist- Saran at Chapra 6.
Rohit Manjhi @ Rohit Kumar @ Rohit Kumar Manjhi S/o- Late Suresh Manjhi Village Noor Nagar Kahi PS- Jalalpur, Dist- Saran at Chapra 7.
Musafir Manjhi S/o- Late Faujdar Manjhi Village Noor Nagar Kahi PSJalalpur, Dist- Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Shrinath Manjhi, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms.Suman Kumari Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-08-2025 Heard Mr. Shrinath Manjhi, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Ms.Suman Kumari Singh, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Jalalpur P.S. Case No. 44 of 2025 registered for the
2/4 offence(s) punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 303(2), 352, 351(2)(3) and 3(5) of the BNS.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the accused persons named therein including the petitioners have assaulted the brother of the informant, as a result of which, he sustained injury. Further allegation is that when the informant and his injured brother were in hospital for treatment, the accused persons also assaulted the family members of cousin brother of the informant and also outraged the modesty of one lady member.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the present case. There is case and counter case between the parties and due to putting colour on the face of cousin brother of the informant, namely, Manohar Sah on the occasion of Holi festival, an altercation took place and both the sides entered into fierce fight and in the selfdefence, petitioners may have caused some injury on the person of the informant's brother. Petitioners have clean antecedents.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
6. Having considered the rival submissions made on
3/4 behalf of the parties, as well, having perused the allegation made in the FIR and also the fact that there is case and counter case between the parties and due to putting colour to the cousin brother of the informant, an altercation took place and both the sides entered into fierce fight and in the self-defence, petitioners may have caused some injury on the person of the informant's brother, I am of the opinion that petitioners, who have clean antecedents, have, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.
7. The petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Saran at Chapra / Concerned Court in connection with Jalalpur P.S. Case No. 44 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and if it is found that the petitioners are involved in some other cases, as what has been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will
4/4 automatically lose its force.
(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T