Vikash ManjhiversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73540 of 2025
                          Arising Out of PS. Case No.-60 Year-2025 Thana- Gehlaur District- Gaya
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           1.     Vikash Manjhi S/O Kuldeep Manjhi R/O Village- Banshi Bigha, P.S-
                  Gehlaur , Distinct - Gaya.
           2.    Kailu Manjhi @ Ramjeet Manjhi S/O Bulak Manjhi R/O Village- Banshi
                 Bigha, P.S- Gehlaur , Distinct - Gaya.
           3.    Ranjeet Manjhi @ Ranjeet Kumar S/O Kailu Manjhi R/O Village- Banshi
                 Bigha, P.S- Gehlaur , Distinct - Gaya.
           4.    Ramdev Manjhi S/O Dahu Manjhi R/O Village- Banshi Bigha, P.S-
                 Gehlaur , Distinct - Gaya.
           5.    Nand Manjhi @ Nandlal Manjhi S/O Chansur Manjhi R/O Village- Banshi
                 Bigha, P.S- Gehlaur , Distinct - Gaya.
           6.    Ajay Manjhi S/O Chansur Manjhi R/O Village- Banshi Bigha, P.S- Gehlaur ,
                 Distinct - Gaya.
           7.    Mithun Manjhi @ Tiger Manjhi S/O Karm Manjhi R/O Village- Banshi
                 Bigha, P.S- Gehlaur , Distinct - Gaya.
           8.    Basudeo Manjhi S/O Bulak Manjhi @ Bulka Manjhi R/O Village- Banshi
                 Bigha, P.S- Gehlaur , Distinct - Gaya.
           9.    Kishan Manjhi @ Kiran Manjhi S/O Kram Manjhi R/O Village- Banshi
                 Bigha, P.S- Gehlaur , Distinct - Gaya.
           10. Guddu Manjhi @ Guddu Kumar S/O Nand Lal Manjhi R/O Village- Banshi
                Bigha, P.S- Gehlaur , Distinct - Gaya.
                                                                   ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                   Versus
               The State of Bihar
                                                            ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr. Brijmohan Das, Adv.
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, Adv.
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER
3   11-02-2026                    Heard learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the

                   petitioners and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the

                   State.

                                2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in

                   connection with Gehlaur P.S. Case No. 60 of 2025, registered

                   for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109,
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          352 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

                       3. The accusation against the petitioners is of causing

          assault by means of lathi and danda to the husband and children

          of the informant, as a result of which all of them have sustained

          serious injuries.

                       4. Learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the

          petitioners taking this Court through the FIR contended that a

          general and omnibus nature of allegation has been levelled

          against eleven named accused persons including the petitioners,

          ten in numbers, however, none of the injuries have been

          specifically attributed against any of the petitioners. The injuries

          which are allegedly sustained to the informant’s husband and

          her children are concerned, all of them have been found to be

          simple in nature, except one sustained upon Sanjay Manjhi.

          Though the said injury is said to be grievous in nature, but the

          same is caused by sharp cutting weapon which is not the case of

          the prosecution, is the contention of the learned Advocate for

          the petitioners. The petitioners are co-villagers and on account

          of previous enmity, entered into a free fight, resulting into some

          unfortunate injuries. The petitioner no. 2 bears one criminal

          antecedent, however he is on bail in the said case. Rest of the

          petitioners have fair antecedent.

                       5. On the other hand, learned Advocate for the State
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                       vehemently opposed the pre-arrest bail application and submits

                       that the petitioners have actively participated in the crime, due

                       to which four persons have sustained serious injuries.

                                    6. Having considered the submissions advanced by

                       learned Advocate for the respective parties and taking note of

                       the omnibus nature of allegation, coupled with the factum of

                       case and counter case as well as the fair antecedent of the

                       petitioners, except petitioner no. 2, who bears one criminal

                       antecedent, however he is on bail, let the petitioners above

                       named be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or

                       surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks

                       from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, upon

                       furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two

                       sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned

                       Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Gaya in connection with

                       Gehlaur P.S. Case No. 60 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid

                       down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha

                       Sanhita, 2023 with the further condition that one of the bailors

                       shall be the own/close family members of the petitioners.



                                                   (Harish Kumar, J)
supratim/-

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