Fekan Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73139 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-124 Year-2025 Thana- CHANDI District- Nalanda ====================================================== 1.

Fekan Manjhi S/O Krishna Manjhi Resident of Village - Badhauna, Police station- Chandi, District- Nalanda 2.

Bimlesh Manjhi @ Vimlesh Manjhi S/O Faggu Manjhi Resident of Village - Badhauna, Police station- Chandi, District- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ravi Shanker Pankaj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Braj Kishore Pd., APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 15-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek bail in connection with Chandi P.S. Case No. 124 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 190, 191(1), 126(2), 115(2), 109, 117(2), 352 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. As per prosecution case, the accusation against the accused persons including the petitioners is of assaulting the informant with axe, sickle, wire chain etc. due to which the informant sustained grievous injuries.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence as

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73139 of 2025(2) dt.15-10-2025 2/3 alleged against them and have falsely been implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive and dirty village politics. There is no specific or direct allegation of any overt act against the petitioners rather the same is general and omnibus in nature. Both the parties are next door neighbours. From perusal of the injury report of the informant, it appears that except one injury, all other injuries are simple in nature. The petitioners have no criminal antecedent and are languishing in judicial custody since 24.07.2025 without any rhymes or reason.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners.

6. Having heard rival contention of both the parties and considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, the period of custody of the petitioners, the petitioners having no criminal antecedent as also there being no specific allegation of assault against the petitioners, let the petitioners, abovenamed, be released on bail, after framing of charge, if not already framed, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.15,000/- (Fifteen thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Chandi P.S. Case No. 124 of 2025, subject to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73139 of 2025(2) dt.15-10-2025 3/3 the following conditions;

(i) One of the bailor(s) shall be the own/close family members of the petitioners.

(ii) The petitioners shall cooperate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and in the event of failure on two consecutive dates without sufficient reasons, their bail bonds shall be liable to be cancelled by the court below.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T