Sanjay Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69953 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-201 Year-2005 Thana- DIGHA District- Patna ====================================================== Sanjay Manjhi Son Late Ram Avtar Manjhi Resident Of Nach Bagicha, West Musahari Ramji Chak Police Station-Digha, District-Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Akhauri Kamal Kishore Sahay For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 22-01-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Digha P.S. Case No. 201 of 2005 instituted for the offence under Sections 302 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. It is a case of double murder of two persons, namely, Ram Avtar Manjhi and Jaymanti Devi by this petitioner along with other co-accused persons.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this present case due to family dispute. Informant is not the eye witness of the alleged occurrence. A statement has been made in para-3 of this petition that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. Moreover, he is languishing in judicial custody since

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69953 of 2023(3) dt.22-01-2024 2/2 13.11.2022.

Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail and submitted that the petitioner is named in FIR and there is specific allegation against this petitioner along with other co-accused persons who assaulted by means of khanti and bricks upon Ram Avtar Manjhi due to which he died and further, they pressed the neck of Jaymanti Devi due to which she died. During investigation, witnesses supported the prosecution case and vide para-6 of the case diary, child of the deceased has also corroborated with the prosecution version. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and considering the nature of allegation, this court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and, as such, his prayer for bail stands rejected.

The trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same as soon as possible.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Shubham/- U T