IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44857 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-166 Year-2025 Thana- MADHAURAH District- Saran ====================================================== 1. Karan Kumar @ Chunnu Kumar Manjhi S/o Late Bhuteli Manjhi @ Alam Babu Manjhi R/o Village- Dhenuki, ward no 9, P.S.- Marhowrah, Distt- Saran at Chapra 2. Vinod Kumar @ Vinod Manjhi S/o Late Arjun Manjhi R/o Vill- Dhenuki, Ward No. 9, P.S.- Madhowrah, Distt- Saran at Chapra 3. Bittu Kumar @ Bittu Manjhi @ Soraj Kumar Manjhi S/o Late Arjun Manjhi R/o Vill- Dhenuki, Ward No. 9, P.S.- Madhowrah, Distt- Saran at Chapra 4. Manoj Kumar Manjhi @ Manoj Manjhi S/o Late Jaymangal Majhi R/o Vill- Dhenuki, Ward No. 9, P.S.- Madhowrah, Distt- Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Vijay Kumar, Advocate For the Informant : Mr.Harish Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr.Rajesh Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 5 19-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Marhaura P.S. Case No. 166 of 2025 instituted under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 191(3), 118(2), 117(3), 109, 352, 351(2) of the B.N.S. 3. As per the prosecution case, initially accused persons are alleged to have molested the minor victims and when it was protested, accused persons including the petitioners have assaulted them. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44857 of 2025(5) dt.19-02-2026 2/2 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have not assaulted anyone. Petitioner nos. 1 and 3 have clean antecedent, petitioner no. 4 has three criminal antecedent and petitioner no. 2 has one criminal antecedent. 5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners on the ground that they molested minor victims. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts, this is not a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail. 7. Accordingly, the application stands dismissed. tusharika/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T