Anil Manjhi @ Anil Kumar Manjhli v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53065 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-96 Year-2025 Thana- WAJIRGANJ District- Gaya ====================================================== Anil Manjhi @ Anil Kumar Manjhli S/o Nanda Manjhi, Resident of villageIndra Nagar, P.S.- Wazirganj, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Ramashis Manjhi S/o Late Jichchu Manjhi R/o Vill- Indra Nagar, P.S.- Wazirganj, Distt- Gaya ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Braj Nandan Kumar Tiwary, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, APP For the informant :

Mr. Bijoy Kant Mishra, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 15-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the Informant.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Wazirganj P.S. Case No. 96 of 2025 dated 17.02.2025 instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 140(3), 3(5) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on the alleged date of occurrence, when the daughter of the informant went out from her house, the petitioner kidnapped her. It is further alleged that when the informant went to the house of the petitioner for enquiry, the family member of the petitioner abused the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53065 of 2025(3) dt.15-11-2025 2/2 case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that after recovery of the informant's daughter, she was examined by the doctor and medical report reveals that the age of the victim as 19 years. Therefore, the provision of POCSO Act would not attract in this case. It is further submitted that the victim herself left the house and accompanied with the petitioner. The petitioner and the victim are the neighbours. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 25.03.2025 having no criminal antecedents. Charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the informant submits that victim has already entered into marriage with another person. He does not want to pursue the matter.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District & Additional Sessions Judge-VI cum Special Judge, POCSO Act, Gaya in connection with Wazirganj P.S. Case No. 96 of 2025.

(Khatim Reza, J) premchand/- U T