Anish Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79100 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-224 Year-2024 Thana- KOPA District- Saran ====================================================== Anish Manjhi Son of Sonu Manjhi @ Sanju Manjhi Resident of Village - Rewari, P.S.- Kopa, District - Saran.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Alok Kumar Alok For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Murli Dhar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 16-12-2025 Heard learned Advocate for the petitioner as well as the learned Advocates for the State and the informant.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Kopa P.S. Case No. 224 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 303(2), 352, 351(2), & (3) 3(5) of the BNS.
3. The accusation against the petitioner is of causing sword blow over the head of the son of the informant leading to serious injury, besides the allegation against other accused persons of causing assault to the informant and others.
4. Learned Advocate for the petitioner submitted that with regard to an occurrence which took place on 01.12.2024, the present FIR came to be instituted on 12.12.2024 without there being any plausible explanation of delay. Taking this Court
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79100 of 2025(2) dt.16-12-2025 2/3 through the injury report duly issued under the signature of the Medical Officer, Sadar Hospital, Chapra, it is submitted that the injury report also does not corroborate the allegation, inasmuch as, the injury has been found to be simple in nature caused by hard and blunt object. So far the other injureds are concerned, they have also sustained simple injuries and moreover, the petitioner is a man of fair antecedent and he undertakes that he will fully cooperate in the proceeding of the court.
5. On the other hand, learned Advocates for the State as well as the informant vehemently opposed the bail application. Learned Advocate for the informant further submitted that the reason for delay in institution of the FIR is only because of the fact that the entire families were engaged in the treatment of the son of the informant, besides the fact that the injury report which is submitted by the petitioner is a collusive one against which they have filed an application for re-constitution of the Medical Board.
6. Having considered the submissions advanced by the learned Advocates for the respective parties and taking note of the delay in lodging of the FIR, coupled with the simple nature of injury, besides the fair antecedent of the petitioner, let the petitioner abovenamed be released on bail, in the event of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79100 of 2025(2) dt.16-12-2025 3/3 his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra/Competent Jurisdiction in connection with Kopa P.S. Case No. 224 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with the further condition that one of the bailors shall be the own/close family members of the petitioner.
(Harish Kumar, J) Anjani/- U T