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2026 DAILYLAW 39836 (PAT)

Ranjan Manjhi v. The State of Bihar

CR. MISC./73057/2025 · 2026-02-11

Satyavrat Verma

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73057 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-138 Year-2022 Thana- ATRI District- Gaya ====================================================== Ranjan Manjhi Son of Chhote Manjhi @ Chhotu Manjhi Resident of village - Upthu, P.S.- Atri, District - Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vinod Kumar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Mohammed Arif, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 11-02-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 324, 325, 307, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that on account of dispute relating to drainage, accused persons came and assaulted him Further, the accused also assaulted Indal by lathi causing swelling on hand and they also assaulted his wife, nephew and Bhabhi. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73057 of 2025(2) dt.11-02-2026 2/2 informant. It is next submitted that specific allegation of assaulting Indal by lathi is against Laxman and Satyendra. As far as this petitioner is concerned, the allegation of assault against him is general and omnibus in nature. It is also submitted that petitioner is not a criminal. 5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the anticipatory bail application. 6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks, is directed to be released on anticipatory bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM-XIII, Gaya in connection with Atri P. S. Case No.138 of 2022, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. amit/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T