Samim Manjhi @ Samin Manjhi @ Sachin Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.308 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-343 Year-2024 Thana- MUFFASIL District- West Champaran ====================================================== 1.
Samim Manjhi @ Samin Manjhi @ Sachin Manjhi S/o Dadan Manjhi Resident of Village- Gonduli, PS- Bettiah (Muffasil), Distt.- West Champaran 2.
Lalu Manjhi @ Lallu Manjhi S/o Late Mangar Manjhi Resident of VillageGonduli, PS- Bettiah (Muffasil), Distt.- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioners :
Ms. Preeti Kumari, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, APP For the Informant :
Mr. Avinash Raj, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-02-2025 Heard learned counsels for the parties.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 324, 307, 354B, 379, 504 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that when Hariom Kumar and Yogendra Manjhi came to rescue others, these petitioners assaulted them by means of Dabia.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. As a matter of fact, on the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.308 of 2025(2) dt.04-02-2025 2/3 alleged date and time of occurrence, due to a petty dispute between the parties, a simple maar-peet took place in which both sides sustained injuries. There is case and counter-case between the parties. From bare perusal of the F.I.R. it is apparent that both these petitioners are alleged to have assaulted Hariom Kumar and Yogendra Manjhi but it is not specific that who caused grievous injuries. Petitioners claim clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, nature of accusation, case and counter-case between the parties and clean antecedents of the petitioners, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Bettiah Mufassil P.S. Case No.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.308 of 2025(2) dt.04-02-2025 3/3 343 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T