Dipu Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61692 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-219 Year-2023 Thana- BELAGANJ District- Gaya ====================================================== Dipu Manjhi Son of Late Pandu Manjhi Resident of Village - Sundarpur, Police Station - Belaganj, District - Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shailesh Kumar, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Arun Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA ORAL ORDER 10-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Belaganj P.S Case No. 219 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 436 of 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per allegation in the FIR, petitioner along with other accused persons have abused the informant and burnt her house.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. He next submits that during course of entire investigation not a single person has said that he had seen the petitioner is putting fire in the house of the informant but whenever the house of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61692 of 2025(5) dt.10-12-2025 2/2 informant burnt due to any reason, the informant raised suspicion that since the petitioner and one other co-accused Rambriksh Manjhi had came nearby her house prior to the occurrence then perhaps they have burnt it. It is also submitted that petitioner is in judicial custody since 20.03.2025 having clean antecedent.

5. However, learned APP for the State oppose the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

6. On perusal of the FIR, case diary and the impugned order dated 25.06.2025, it appears that there is no eye witness to the alleged occurrence rather all the witnesses are hearsay in nature. Moreover, chargesheet has already been submitted. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and submissions made on behalf of the learned counsel for the petitioner, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya in connection with Belaganj P.S. Case No. 219 of 2023 (Ramesh Chand Malviya, J) Sunnykr/- U