Karu ManjhiversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61 of 2026
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-94 Year-2025 Thana- MOHANPUR District- Gaya
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                 Karu Manjhi S/O Rameshwar Manjhi R/O Vill - Bhawanpur, P.O - Kariyadi,
                 P.S - Mohanpur,Dist- Gaya

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr.Praveen Kumar, Advocate
                                                 Ms.Drishti Mohan, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr.Satyendra Prasad, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   19-03-2026                     Heard Mr. Praveen Kumar, along with Ms. Drishti

                   Mohan, learned counsels appearing on behalf of the petitioner

                   and Mr. Satyendra Prasad, learned APP for the State.

                                 2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection

                   with Mohanpur P.S. Case No. 94/2025 registered for the

                   offence(s) punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190,

                   329(4), 352, 351(3), 103(1) of the BNS.

                                 3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, a group of

                   fifteen persons, including the petitioner, armed with axes, lathis,

                   and dandas, came to the informant’s house, assaulted him and

                   his family members inflicted serious injuries and caused the

                   death of his father.
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                       4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

          petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and he has falsely

          been implicated in the present case. The direct allegations are

          against Ajay Manjhi and Pawan Manjhi, and, at best, the

          petitioner may be considered a member of the mob. The

          petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds, the petitioner

          seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.

                       5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the

          prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

                       6. Having considered the rival submissions made on

          behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation

          made in the FIR, the learned District Court is directed to call

          for the final opinion of the doctor in respect of the injury

          report of the injured persons and if it is found that the same

          is simple in nature, then in that case the petitioner, above

          named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event

          of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court

          within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail

          bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties

          of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District

          Court where the case is pending / Concerned Court in

          connection with Mohanpur P.S. Case No. 94/2025, subject to the
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                     conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

                                  7. The learned District Court is also directed to

                     verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is

                     found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases, as

                     what has been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail

                     application, this order will automatically lose its force.

                                  8. Accordingly, the present application stands

                     disposed of.



                                                (Purnendu Singh, J)
Ashishsingh/-

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