Patna High CourtCR. MISC./15372/2017bail granted

Goga Manjhi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

2017-04-26Mr. Justice Birendra Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No. 15372 of 2017 Arising out of P.S. Case No. - 332 Year - 2015 Thana - BODHGAYA District - GAYA ======================================================

1. Goga Manjhi, Son of Mohan Manjhi,

2. Manoj Manjhi, Son of Mohan Manjhi, Both Resident of Village - Daheriya Bigha, Police Station - Bodh Gaya, District- Gaya .... .... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioners : Mr. Navin Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party : Mr. Ashok Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 26-04-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

Petitioners seek bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 302, 304/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of the Prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices Act, 2001. It appears that co-accused Haridwar Manjhi and others have been allowed bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 9253 of 2017 and co-accused Nandu Manjhi and others have been allowed bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 54333 of 2016.

There is general and omnibus allegation of commission of assault to the husband of the informant accusing him to have played witchcraft. As a result, the husband of the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15372 of 2017 (3) dt.26-04-2017 2/2 informant died.

Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya/successor Court in connection with Bodh Gaya Police Station Case No. 332 of 2015, subject to the condition that the petitioners shall fully cooperate with the investigation and trial of the case, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioners.

Kundan/- (Birendra Kumar, J) U T