Manish Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73022 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-189 Year-2024 Thana- KAUWAKOL District- Nawada ====================================================== Manish Manjhi, Son of Kashi Manjhi, Resident of Village - Bisunpur, P.S.- Kawakole, District - Nawada.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bandana Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anand Kishore Choudhary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 17-10-2025 Heard Mr. Bandana Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Anand Kishore Choudhary, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has renewed his prayer for grant of regular bail in connection with Kawakole P.S. Case No. 189 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 363 and 365 of the Indian Penal Code and further added Sections 302 and 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code which was earlier rejected by this Court vide order dated 28.02.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 81298 of 2024 with a liberty to renew his prayer for bail after six months, if the trial is not concluded.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a supplementary affidavit to the effect that the case has still not

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73022 of 2025(2) dt.17-10-2025 2/3 been committed to the Court of the Sessions. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the case of prosecution is based on last seen theory. Admittedly, the petitioner has given his confessional statement and on his disclosure, the dead body was recovered. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that it is a case of circumstantial evidence and the person those he named during his confessional statement has been granted bail by learned Co-ordinate Bench. It has also been submitted that there is no direct allegation against the petitioner and fact that till today, case has not been committed. Petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 19.06.2024.

4. The application for bail is vehemently opposed by learned APP for the State.

5. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Nawada in connection with Kawakole P.S. Case No. 189 of 2024 with the condition that the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73022 of 2025(2) dt.17-10-2025 3/3 shall cooperate in the trial and shall remain physically present on each and every date before the learned trial Court.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T