Anant Manjhi @ Anwat Manjhi @ Anakt Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79056 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-62 Year-2025 Thana- DAUDPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Anant Manjhi @ Anwat Manjhi @ Anakt Manjhi S/O Dinanath Manjhi R/O Vill- Nasira, P.S- Daudpur, Dist- Saran at Chapra - 841205 ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Jeetendra Narayan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Humayou Ahmad Khan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 27-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
02. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in connection with Daudpur P.S. Case No. 62 of 2025 registered for the alleged offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 76, 303(2), 351(2), 352 r/w 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
03. As per prosecution case, petitioner and 19 other co-accused persons, variously armed, came to the doors of the informant and co-accused gave a dab blow to the informant. The allegation against the petitioner is that he also gave a dab blow on the head of the informant causing cut injury on his forehead. The other persons also received injuries in the assault made by the petitioner's side.
04. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79056 of 2025(2) dt.27-11-2025 2/3 petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel further submits that the informant and his family members have been indulging in illegal trade of liquor which was protested by the petitioner's side. In order to wreak vengeance, altogether 20 persons including this petitioner and his family members have been falsely implicated in the present case. The allegation of assault and causing injuries to the informant is not believable. Further, the allegation of causing dab injury is also against co-accused Bablu Manjhi. There is no sharp cut injury of Dab has been found on the informant and the injury report shows only lacerated wound. The petitioner has got clean antecedent. The petitioner is in custody since 12.08.2025 and charge-sheet has been submitted.
05. Learned APP for the State opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner.
06. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the nature of allegation and also considering the period of custody of the petitioner and his clean antecedent along with submission of charge-sheet, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79056 of 2025(2) dt.27-11-2025 3/3 satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Saran at Chapra/court concerned in connection with Daudpur P.S. Case No. 62 of 2025, subject to the conditions mentioned in Section 480(3) of BNSS and the following conditions:
(i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.
(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below.
(iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned.
(Arun Kumar Jha, J) Ashish/- U T