Patna High Court
Sukhdev ManjhiversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SHAILENDRA SINGH
Holding
The Court grants regular bail to the petitioner.
Summary
Sukhdev Manjhi, a 65‑year‑old with no prior criminal record, applied for regular bail in a case (Mufassil P.S. No. 345 of 2025) involving multiple offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. He contended that the FIR was a counter‑blast of an earlier case, that the charge‑sheet did not specifically allege his involvement, and that six co‑accused had already been released on bail. The State opposed, highlighting severe injuries to the informant’s son. The Court, noting the petitioner’s clean antecedent, the completion of investigation against him, and the precedent of bail to co‑accused, ordered his release on bail with a bond of Rs.20,000 and two sureties. The order effectively disposes of the bail application in the petitioner’s favour.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to regular bail despite the seriousness of the offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Whether the lack of specific allegation against the petitioner and the grant of bail to co‑accused justify bail
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — s. 109, 115(2), 117(2), 126(2), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 352
Subjects
- regular bail
- bail application
- criminal procedure
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- counter blast
- clean antecedent
- co‑accused bail
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88860 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-345 Year-2025 Thana- NAWADA MUFFASIL District- Nawada
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Sukhdev Manjhi Son of Late Janak Manjhi Resident of Village - Stalin Nagar,
P.S. - Mufassil, District - Nawada.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Man Mohan Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Mohammed Arif, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 12-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with
Mufassil P.S. Case No. 345 of 2025 registered for the offences
punishable under sections 191(3), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 117(2),
109, 352 & 191(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. The main submissions advanced by petitioner’s
counsel are that the present case is counter blast of the case filed
by petitioner’s side which is earlier in time and date bearing
Muffasil P.S. Case No. 343 of 2025 and the FIR has been
registered against 17 named persons, including the petitioner, and
25 to 30 unknown persons, and there is no specific allegation
against the petitioner and six co-accused persons have been
granted bail by a co-ordinate bench of this Court vide order dated
17.11.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 71584/2025. It is further
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88860 of 2025(2) dt.12-01-2026
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submitted that the petitioner is a 65 year old person, having no
criminal antecedent and has been languishing in jail since
25.09.2025.
4. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer of
the petitioner and submits that the informant’s son was brutally
assaulted and on his body, five fracture injuries were found.
5. Considering the above submissions, averments
made in this application and mainly taking into account the
petitioner’s fair and clean antecedent, completion of investigation
against him, coupled with the privilege of bail having been
granted to six co-accused persons by a co-ordinate bench of this
Court, this Court is inclined to release the petitioner on bail.
Accordingly, let the petitioner named-above be released on bail
on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty
Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the
satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with Mufassil
P.S. Case No. 345 of 2025.
(Shailendra Singh, J)
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