Vikash Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56524 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-766 Year-2024 Thana- GAYA MUFASIL District- Gaya ====================================================== Vikash Manjhi S/O Anil Manjhi Resident of Village- Manpur, Pahartalli Sarmara Nagar, P.S.- Gaya Muffasil, Dist.- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Aryan Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Syed Ehteshamuddin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Gaya Muffasil P.S. Case No. 766/2024 dated 09.09.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 310(2), 311, 132, 121(2) and 221 of the B.N.S. and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the allegation against the petitioner and the co-accused persons are of committing dacoity with railway passengers and also of assaulting police personnel and looting motorcycle as well as service revolver of police personnel.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56524 of 2025(2) dt.11-11-2025 2/2 this case. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. During the investigation, the name of the petitioner was transpired in this case in the confessional statement of the co-accused person. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 10.09.2024. The co-accused person has already been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 28.03.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 15129 of 2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Gaya in connection with Gaya Muffasil P.S. Case No. 766/2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) shivam/- U T