Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79622 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-454 Year-2025 Thana- BASANTPUR District- Siwan ====================================================== 1.

Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Manjhi S/O Majister Manjhi R/O VillageBasaon Takht Tola, P.S-Basantpur District Siwan 2.

Munna Manjhi@ Muna Manjhi S/O Mukhiya Manjhi R/O Village-Basaon Takht Tola, P.S-Basantpur District Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioners :

Mr.Manoj Kumar Pandey For the State :

Mr.Damodar Prasad Tiwary For the Informant :

Mr.Salaj Kumar Rai ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence under Sections 103(i), 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. Allegation against petitioners is that on 28.07.2025 at about 3 PM, they wrapped Dupatta around the neck of sister of informant with a tree, as a result of which, she died.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are quite innocent and have been falsely implicated in this case. As a matter of fact, informant and petitioners are covillagers and admittedly, sister of informant had gone in the field

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79622 of 2025(3) dt.13-01-2026 2/3 to do work along with these petitioners, as labourer. As per F.I.R., the alleged date of occurrence is 28.07.2025, but F.I.R. has been lodged on 01.08.2025 i.e. after a delay of three days and there is plausible explanation of delay. From perusal of the F.I.R., it is apparent that informant is not an eye-witness to the occurrence and informant has not disclosed the source of information as to how he came to know about involvement of these petitioners in the alleged occurrence. During investigation, none of the witness has claimed to have seen these petitioners committing the alleged offence. Petitioners claim clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of informant vehemently opposed the bail petition.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate - I, Siwan / concerned Court in connection with Basantpur P.S. Case No. 454 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79622 of 2025(3) dt.13-01-2026 3/3 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T