Patna High CourtCR. MISC./77575/2025bail granted

Manoranjan Kumar @ Manoranjan Singh @ Makkhan Singh @ Makhan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2025-12-03Mr. Justice Jitendra Kumar3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77575 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-492 Year-2025 Thana- MADHEPURA District- Madhepura ====================================================== Manoranjan Kumar @ Manoranjan Singh @ Makkhan Singh @ Makhan Singh, Son of Late Rajendra Singh @ Rajendra Prasad Singh, R/o VillageGanesh Sthan Ward No. 13, P.S.- Madhepura, District- Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amarnath Jha, Advocate For the State :

Md. Matloob Rab, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 03-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Madhepura P.S. Case No. 492 of 2025, dated 25.04.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 132, 324(4) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023.

3. As per allegation, the police force was abused and misbehaved and government vehicle was damaged by coaccused, who are named in the F.I.R. and 20-25 unknown persons and the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. He is presumed to be one of the unknown persons.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77575 of 2025(2) dt.03-12-2025 2/3 case. He further submits that the petitioner has nothing to do with the alleged offence and he was not present at the place of occurrence. He further submits that the name of the petitioner has been implicated only on account of hearsay and suspicion.

5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.

6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.

8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court Below, in connection with Madhepura P.S. Case No. 492 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 and on the following conditions:

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77575 of 2025(2) dt.03-12-2025 3/3 (i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedents, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.

(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J.) ravishankar/- U T