IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70677 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-125 Year-2025 Thana- JHAJHA District- Jamui ====================================================== 1. Gita Devi wife of Ugan Manjhi R/o - Foksa, P.O - Sugwa Udan, P.S - Jhajha, District - jamui 2. Ugan Manjhi Son of Kailash Manjhi R/o - Foksa, P.O - Sugwa Udan, P.S - Jhajha, District - jamui 3. Kishori Manjhi Son of kailash Manjhi @ Kailu Manjhi R/o - Foksa, P.O - Sugwa Udan, P.S - Jhajha, District - jamui 4. Sabo Devi @ Savo Devi Wife of Kishori Manjhi R/o - Foksa, P.O - Sugwa Udan, P.S - Jhajha, District - jamui ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Pramod Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Chandra Sen Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 24-02-2026 Heard Mr. Pramod Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Chandra Sen Prasad Singh, learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Jhajha P.S. Case No. 125/2025 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 118(2), 109, 35 of the BNS. 3. As per the allegations made in the FIR, the petitioners assaulted the informant, causing injuries to him. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70677 of 2025(3) dt.24-02-2026 2/3 petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and they have falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioners and informant are agnates. There is case and counter case between the parties and the petitioners in self-defence, may have caused some injury to the informant. The petitioners have clean antecedent. On these grounds, the petitioners seek 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, the fact that there is case and counter case between the parties and in self-defence, the petitioners may have caused some injury to the informant and also the fact that the petitioners have clean antecedent, I am of the opinion that petitioners have, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail. 7. The petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of their 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 Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70677 of 2025(3) dt.24-02-2026 3/3 is pending / Concerned Court in connection with Jhajha P.S. Case No. 125/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS. 8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and if it is found that the petitioners are 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. Ashishsingh/- (Purnendu Singh, J) U T