Patna High Court
Manish Sinha @ Manish Kumar @ Manisha KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISMISSED
- Bench
- SANDEEP KUMAR
Holding
Anticipatory bail was not granted to the petitioner.
Summary
Manish Sinha applied for anticipatory bail after being implicated in a case (PS No. 539 of 2025) involving alleged fraud and illegal detention of youths by a company promising jobs. The FIR alleged that the accused lured unemployed youths, collected money, confined them in overcrowded premises, and subjected them to torture. The petitioner feared arrest under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The Patna High Court examined the seriousness of the offences and the evidence on record. Finding the nature and gravity of the alleged crimes to be substantial, the Court declined to grant anticipatory bail, rejecting the application while noting that the order is limited to this application and does not prejudice future proceedings.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 in view of the alleged offences.
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — s. 127(2), 143(3), 318(4), 336(3), 338, 3(5), 61(2)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- fraud
- illegal detention
- human trafficking
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21312 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-539 Year-2025 Thana- CHHATAUNI District- East Champaran
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Manish Sinha @ Manish Kumar @ Manisha Kumar S/O Jawahar Prasad @
Jawahar Singh Resident of Village- Karariya, P.S- Gopalganj, District-
Gopalganj.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Dr. Uma Shankar, Advocate
Mr.Ajay Kumar Singh
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Anil Kumar Singh No. 1
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 01-05-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the
learned counsel for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with
Chhatauni P.S. Case No. 539 of 2025 registered for offences
under Sections 127(2), 318(4), 143(3), 338, 336(3), 61(2) and
3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. As per the FIR, the accused persons, associated
with “Otamics Company,” lured unemployed youths from
several states with false promises of jobs offering Rs. 30,000–
35,000 salaries, brought them to Motihari, and illegally
collected money from them in the name of agreements and other
charges; the victims were allegedly confined in rented premises
under the pretext of job training, where a large number of
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persons were kept in overcrowded conditions, and were
subjected to physical and mental torture, while additional
amounts were also fraudulently taken from them and their
families, leading to their illegal detention until police raided the
premises and rescued around 90 youths along with seized
documents, identity cards, mobile phones, and related materials.
4. Considering the nature and gravity of the offence as
well as the materials available on record, this Court is not
inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the
petitioner in the present case.
5. Accordingly, the application for anticipatory bail is
hereby rejected.
6. It is, however, clarified that the observations made
herein are limited to the adjudication of the present application
and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at any
subsequent stage of the proceedings.
(Sandeep Kumar, J)
Shishir/-
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