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Manoj Jha @ Manoj Kumar Jha v. The State of Bihar

CR. MISC./3436/2026 · 2026-02-11

Prabhat Kumar Singh

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3436 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-299 Year-2025 Thana- BAHERI District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Manoj Jha @ Manoj Kumar Jha S/O Late Parmanand Jha R/O Village- Susari, P.S- Baheri, Distt.- Darbhanga. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ajay Kr. Thakur, Advocate with Mrs. Vaishnavi Singh & Mr. Ritwik Thakur For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 11-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for offence under Sections 191(2), 190, 103(1), 115(2), 118(1) of the B.N.S., 2023. 3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 14.07.2025 at about 10 AM, some scuffle took place between the parties owing to land dispute and construction of boundary wall, in which, it is alleged that all the named accused persons, including this petitioner, assaulted the son of informant with spade, khanti, lathi and tengari and while being taken to hospital, the injured (son of informant) succumbed to injuries. In the post-mortem, altogether 8 injuries were found on the person of deceased. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3436 of 2026(2) dt.11-02-2026 2/2 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as per F.I.R., 14 named accused, including petitioner, assaulted son of informant with spade, khanti, lathi and tengari. Allegation of assault is general and omnibus and no specific overt act has been attributed to this petitioner. Petitioner is in custody since 04.10.2025 and claims clean antecedent. Chargesheet has been submitted. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for bail. 6. Considering the nature of accusation, period of custody and clean antecedent, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M. - VII, Darbhanga at Laheriasarai / concerned Court in connection with Baheri P.S. Case No. 299 of 2025. anay (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T