Manju Manjhi @ Manju ManhiversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20654 of 2026
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1279 Year-2024 Thana- NAWADA District- Nawada
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                 Manju Manjhi @ Manju Manhi S/o Rupan Manjhi R/o Village- Shobhia, PS-
                 Nagar, Distt- Nawada


                                                                                 ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
                 The State of Bihar


                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Vibhuti Ranjan Sonvadra, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr. Dilip Kumar No. 1, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH
                 MISHRA
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   15-05-2026                     Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and

                   learned APP for the State.

                           2.      The petitioner seeks bail in connection with

                   Nawada P.S. Case No. 1279 of 2024, instituted for the offences

                   under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,

                   2023.

                           3.      This is the second attempt of the petitioner for bail.

                   The petitioner has renewed his prayer for grant of regular bail

                   which was earlier rejected by this Court vide order dated

                   05.08.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 28028 of 2025 taking into

                   consideration the enough material against the petitioner to

                   establish his complicity in the occurrence.
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                  4.      In compliance of the order dated 03.04.2026, a

          report dated 20.04.2026 with regard to the present stage of trial

          has been received. From perusal of the aforesaid report, it

          appears that charge has been framed against the petitioner on

          02.07.2025 and out of seven charge-sheeted witnesses, six

          witnesses have been examined in this case including doctor and

          I.O. It is further reported that only one independent charge-

          sheeted witness is yet to be examined.

                  5.      Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

          petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 30.10.2024

          without any rhymes or reason and has got two criminal

          antecedents. It is further submitted that the petitioner was

          granted liberty of six months to renew his prayer for bail before

          the learned Court below if the trial is not concluded within a

          period of six months.

                  6.      Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed

          the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

                  7.      There is no new ground to consider the bail petition

          of the petitioner. From the aforesaid report, it appears that the

          trial is going on and is at an advance stage.

                       8. In view of the above, the prayer for bail of the

          petitioner is again rejected with a direction to the court below to
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                       expedite the trial and conclude the same preferably within a

                       period of one month from today.



                                                                   (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J)
Rajorshi/-

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