Ranju Manjhi @ Renju Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79797 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-150 Year-2024 Thana- KHAIRA District- Jamui ====================================================== Ranju Manjhi @ Renju Manjhi, Son of Late Karu Manjhi, R/o VillageKageshwar, P.S.- Khaira, Distt.- Jamui ... ... Petitioner
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Satya Prakash Parasar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Anish Chandra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 22-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The accused/petitioner seeks bail in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No.150 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 120-B read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The accused/petitioner is named in the FIR and is in custody since 25.04.2024.
4. The allegation against the petitioner is to commit murder of father of the informant along with other named coaccused persons, where occurrence alleged to be arises out of previous enmity.
5. It is submitted by learned counsel that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79797 of 2024(3) dt.22-01-2025 2/3 admittedly the informant is not the eye-witness of the occurrence and the implication is only on the basis of suspicion arising out of previous enmity. It is submitted that the name of petitioner transpired during the course of investigation on the basis of self-confession, in furtherance of which, no incriminating materials recovered/surfaced during investigation as to connect the petitioner prima facie with present occurrence of murder. While concluding argument, it is submitted that investigation of this case is already completed, for which, charge-sheet has been submitted and, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence. It is clarified that petitioner found involved in one more criminal case, where he is on bail.
6. Learned APP opposes the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
7. In view of above-mentioned facts and circumstances, as save and except suspicion arising out of previous enmity and self-confession recorded under police custody, nothing incriminating surfaced during investigation as to connect the petitioner with present occurrence of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79797 of 2024(3) dt.22-01-2025 3/3 murder, coupled with the fact that investigation of this case is already completed, where petitioner is in custody since 25.04.2024, accordingly, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Jamui in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No.150 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 437(3) of the CrPC/under Section 480(3) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (for short 'B.N.S.S.'). (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Sanjeet/- U T