CR. MISC./546/2026 of Karan Kumar Vs The State of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.546 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-332 Year-2025 Thana- ATRI District- Gaya ====================================================== 1. Karan Kumar S/o Jogendra Manjhi R/o village- Azad Nagar, P.S- Atri, District- Gaya 2. Rinku Devi W/o Jogendra Manjhi R/o village- Azad Nagar, P.S- Atri, District- Gaya 3. Jogendra Manjhi S/o Naujadi Manjhi R/o village- Azad Nagar, P.S- Atri, District- Gaya 4. Pravesh Manjhi @ Paresh Manjhi @ Prawesh Manjhi S/o Ram Balak Manjhi R/o village- Azad Nagar, P.S- Atri, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vinod Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s: Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-02-2026 At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw this anticipatory bail application with regard to petitioner no. 4. 2. Permission is granted. 3. This anticipatory bail application with regard to petitioner no. 4 is, accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn. 4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 5. Petitioner nos. 1 to 3 apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under 191(1), 191(3), 190, Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.546 of 2026(2) dt.10-02-2026 2/3 126(2), 115(2), 74, 127(2), 109, 103(1), 61(2), 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 6. As per F.I.R., 24 named and 10-12 unknown persons tied the hands of the husband of informant and assaulted him with lathi, danda and stones etc. due to which he died. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. Petitioners have been made accused in this case merely because they are family members of Bijuli Manjhi who, allegedly, died due to black magic of the deceased. Allegation of assault is general and omnibus and there is no allegation of any specific overt act against these petitioners. Petitioners claim clean antecedent. 8. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application. 9. Considering the nature of accusation and other facts and circumstances of the case, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner nos. 1 to 3 in the event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.546 of 2026(2) dt.10-02-2026 3/3 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV, Gaya in connection with Atri P. S. Case No. 332 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 10. This application is, accordingly, disposed of. Navya/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T