Prem Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80402 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1 Year-2014 Thana- AMNAUR District- Saran ====================================================== Prem Manjhi Son of Late Ramdeo Manjhi Resident of Village - Sultanpur, Police Station - Derni, District - Saran, Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Ms. Mili Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Manoj Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Amnour P.S. Case No. 1 of 2014 instituted for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 427, 436, 379 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 17 of the C.L. Act.
3. Prosecution case, in short, is that, while the informant and other workers were sleeping at a transmission line construction site between Bar and Gorakhpur, 15-20 armed individuals including the petitioner arrived, set a JCB and Bolero on fire and looted mobile phones.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80402 of 2024(4) dt.19-02-2025 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that general and omnibus allegation has been made against the petitioner. No specific overt act is alleged against the petitioner. The coaccused person has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 11.06.2019 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 25679 of 2019. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 23.06.2024 and has five criminal antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, claim based on parity as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail, after framing of charge, if not already framed, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Amnour P.S. Case No. 1 of 2014. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T