Ram Nath Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.91528 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-231 Year-2023 Thana- SARAN COMPLAINT CASE DistrictSaran ====================================================== Ram Nath Manjhi S/O Late Shrikant Manjhi R/O Village -Pipra, P.S.- Sahajitpur, Dist.- Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Hardeo Mahto S/O Late Ambika Mahto R/O Village -Pipra, P.S.- Sahajitpur, Dist.- Saran.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Rajani Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Pushpa Sinha.1, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 120(B), 467, 468, 323, 341, 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Complainant alleges that all the accused persons, received consideration money of Rs. 1,50,000/- from the complainant, on pretext of selling a piece of land. But, subsequently, it was discovered that the land in question had already been sold and when complainant confronted the accused persons, he was brutally assaulted.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. From bare

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.91528 of 2025(2) dt.19-01-2026 2/2 perusal of the complaint case, it is apparent that the entire consideration amount was transferred to co-accused Akhileshwar Kumar Singh and Bhagwat Singh. Petitioner never received any money from the complainant and he has got no concern with the alleged offence. Moreover, dispute involves selling and purchasing of land which is purely of civil nature. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the backdrop of the case, nature of accusation and clean antecedent, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bailbond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Saran at Chapra in connection with Complaint Case No. 231 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T