Indal Manjhi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.74756 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-151 Year-2018 Thana- GHOSI District- Jehanabad ======================================================

1. Indal Manjhi Son of Bulaki Manjhi

2. Baleshwar Manjhi Son of Barhan Manjhi Both are Resident of VillageSonwan P.S. Ghoshi District-Jehanabad. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Paras Nath For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sri Suresh Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 20-12-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP representing the State.

Petitioners are seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Ghoshi P.S. Case No. 151 of 2018 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 149, 447, 323, 504, 354, 379 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the First Information Report, allegation against the petitioners is of assualting the wife of the informant. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that there are general and omnibus allegations against these petitioners. So far as the allegation of assault on wife of the informant is concerned, the same has been specifically alleged against one Gulab Manjhi. Learned counsel submits that these petitioners

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.74756 of 2018(2) dt.20-12-2018 2/2 and the informant are co-villagers and the present case has been lodged falsely implicating them only because of some trivial disputes between the two families. It is submitted that the petitioners have got no criminal history.

Learned APP for the State is present and has opposed the prayer for bail.

In the given facts and circumstances, in case of arrest or surrender of the petitioners within a period of four weeks from today, the abovenamed petitioners shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.15,000/- (rupees fifteen thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfication of the learned A.C.J.M.-I, Jehanabad in connection with Ghoshi P.S. Case No. 151 of 2018, subject to the condition that petitioners shall join the investigation by reporting to the Investigating Officer within a period of three weeks from today and shall cooperate in course of investigation, failing which the Investigating Officer shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of their bail bond. This will be in addition to condition prescribed under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. arvind/- (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) U T