Baldev Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86359 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-180 Year-2019 Thana- HISUWA District- Nawada ====================================================== BALDEV MANJHI S/o Kali Manjhi R/o village- Tungi Tola, Raj Kumar Bigha, P.S.- Hisua, District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anish Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Lalan Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL ORDER 18-01-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

Petitioner, who is in custody seeks bail in a case registered under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegation against petitioner and other co-accused persons is of abusing and assaulting the husband of informant, as a result of which he died.

It has been submitted on behalf of petitioner that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. Similarly placed co-accused, namely, Shambhu Manjhi has been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 13.12.2019 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 82944 of 2019. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent and is in custody since 24.06.2019.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86359 of 2019(2) dt.18-01-2020 2/2 Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner named above be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned court below, in connection with Hisua P.S. Case No. 180 of 2019 subject to the conditions that:-

(1) Bailors should be local having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the court concerned.

(2) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and his absence on two consecutive dates without proper and sufficient reason the trial court will be at liberty to cancel his bail bond.

(3) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses of the case, in that case, prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail of the petitioner.

(S. Kumar, J) veena/- U T