Nandu Manjhi @ Nanhak Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.54333 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -332 Year- 2015 Thana -BODHGAYA District- GAYA ======================================================

1. Nandu Manjhi @ Nanhak Manjhi, S/o Munni Manjhi, Resident of village - Deheriya Bigha, Police Station - Bodh Gaya, District - Gaya .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Navin Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Anil Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA MOHAN SHARMA ORAL ORDER 20-12-2016 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned A.P.P for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case for the offences punishable under sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 302 and 304/34 of the I.P.C and section 3⁄4 of the Prevention of Witch Craft Act. Allegedly, the petitioner and other eleven FIR named accused persons were assaulting the husband of the informant on the plea that he had practiced witchcraft and when the informant went to rescue him she was also chased by them. Thereafter information was given to Bodh Gaya Police and when the husband of the informant was brought for treatment he was declared dead. Submission is of false implication and that there is no specific allegation against the petitioner, the petitioner was merely

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.54333 of 2016 (2) dt.20-12-2016 2/2 a looker and he has been named, the petitioner is suffering in custody since 07.08.2016, as a matter of fact, the husband of the informant was habitual drinker and he has fallen down in drunken state resulting he died, there is no chance of tampering with the prosecution evidence, charge sheet has already been submitted and as such the petitioner deserves sympathetic consideration. The learned A.P.P. opposes prayer for bail.

In the facts and circumstances as stated above, considering that there is general and omnibus allegation and further there is no chance of tampering with the prosecution evidence and as such the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M. Gaya in Bodh Gaya P.S. Case No. 332 of 2015, subject to the conditions that one of the bailors must be a near relative and another having sufficient immovable property within the territorial jurisdiction of the court concerned and the petitioner shall remain present on each and every date during trial and the default on two consecutive dates on his part without any reason shall disentitle the petitioner from privilege of bail.

(Jitendra Mohan Sharma, J) Abhay/- U T