Patna High Court
Pawan ManjhiversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY
Holding
The court granted regular bail to the petitioner.
Summary
Pawan Manjhi was arrested in connection with a murder case where the FIR alleged that fifteen accused, including him, assaulted the deceased, with one co‑accused using an axe and the petitioner allegedly brandishing a pistol. The petitioner pleaded that he is innocent, did not assault the deceased and has a clean antecedent record. He had been in custody since 17 March 2025 and pointed out that other similarly situated co‑accused had already been granted bail. The learned counsel for the petitioner prayed for regular bail, emphasizing his non‑involvement in the assault and his clean background. Considering these facts, the court ordered his release on bail of Rs 10,000 with two sureties, subject to his cooperation with the trial and availability before the court.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to regular bail despite the serious offences alleged under the Indian Penal Code.
- Whether the petitioner’s clean antecedents and alleged non‑participation in the assault justify granting bail.
Legislation cited
- Indian Penal Code — s. 103, 190, 191, 329, 351, 352
Subjects
- regular bail
- Indian Penal Code
- assault
- clean antecedents
- bail bond
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54350 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-94 Year-2025 Thana- MOHANPUR District- Gaya
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Pawan Manjhi S/O Deodhari Manjhi R/O Village- Bhagwanpur, P.S-
Mohanpur, Distt.- Gaya.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Arvind Kumar Singh
For the State : Mr.Shailendra Kumar, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR
PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
3 20-01-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the parties.
2. This is an application for regular bail on behalf
of the petitioner for the offences alleged under Sections 191(2),
191(3), 190, 329(4), 352, 351(3) and 103(1) of the BNS,
registered in connection with Mohanpur P.S.Case No. 94/2025.
3. According to FIR, 15 named accused persons,
including the petitioner, vehemently knocked the door of the
deceased. When he opened the door, they started assaulting
him. Specific allegation against co-accused Ajay Manjhi is that
he assaulted the deceased on his head with an axe. Other
accused persons assaulted him with lathi, danda etc. It is further
alleged that the petitioner was brandishing pistol at the place of
occurrence.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54350 of 2025(3) dt.20-01-2026
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4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted
that he is innocent and has falsely been implicated. The learned
counsel has also submitted that other similarly situated named
co-accused persons have been granted bail. The petitioner is in
custody since 17.03.2025 and he is the person of clean
antecedents.
5. Considering the facts and circumsqances of the
case, especially the fact that the petitioner is a person of clean
antecedents and he has not assaulted the deceased and is in
custody since 17.03.2025, let the petitioner, above-named, be
released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten
thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the
satisfaction of learned ACJM-II, Sherghati, Gaya in connection
Mohanpur P.S.Case No. 94/2025, subject to the conditions that
the shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself
available as and when required by the court.
(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)
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