Sanjeet Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.3808 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -228 Year- 2016 Thana -UCHAKAGAON District- GOPALGANJ ======================================================

1. Sanjeet Manjhi Son of Sri Swaminath Manjhi Resident of VillageJamasari, P.S.-Uchakagaon, District- Gopalganj. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Pandey For the informant :

Mr. Satyendra Rai For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Umeshnand Pandit ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 13-02-2017 Heard the parties.

This application has been filed in connection with Uchakagaon P.S. Case No.228 of 2016 for the offence under Sections 341, 323, 427, 353, 354, 379, 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the allegation against the petitioner is that he punished the informant on the earth due to which her cloth was torn. The petitioner is Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat and some complaint has been received against the informant of this case, as such to put pressure on him, the present case has been lodged.

Heard learned A.P.P. and learned counsel for the informant also. They have opposed the prayer for bail.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3808 of 2017 (2) dt.13-02-2017 2/2 Having heard both sides. Considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody for more than two months, let the petitioner, above named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of A.C.J.M.- IX, Gopalganj in connection with Uchakagaon P.S.Case No.228 of 2016.

With following conditions :

(i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be a local person having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the concerned court.

(ii) The petitioner will not induce any witness or tamper with the evidence.

(iii) The petitioner shall co-operate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court and on the event of failure on his part to appear before the court below on two consecutive dates without showing any genuine reasons, the prosecution is free to move for cancellation of his bail.

With the aforesaid observation, this application is allowed. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U