Patna High Court – Orders
Kishore Manjhi @ Kishore Soren vs The State Of Bihar on 17 June, 2025
Author: Chandra Prakash Singh
Bench: Chandra Prakash Singh
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18016 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-168 Year-2013 Thana- KHAIRA District- Jamui
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Kishore Manjhi @ Kishore Soren Son of Talo Soren Resident of Village-
Kuchhua/Rangmatia, P.S.- Chihra (Earlier- P.S-Sono), District- Jamui
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Patna
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Prem Ranjan Kumar
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Tarkeshwar Nath Thakur
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH
SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 17-06-2025
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for
grant of regular bail in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No.
168 of 2013 dated 20.09.2013 registered for the offences
punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 429, 436, 120B, 121
of the Indian Penal Code, Section ¾ of the Explosive
Substances Act and Section 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 of the
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, the informant got some
information that in the area, 78 hard core Naxalites are active
wherein the name of the petitioner finds place at serial no. 18 in
FIR. Subsequently, they learnt that more than 150 extremists
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demolished newly constructed community hall by exclusive
substance.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted
that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in
this case. The name of the petitioner has sprung up in this case
on mere suspicion. Nothing has been recovered from the
possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with
the alleged occurrence. The petitioner has three criminal
antecedents in which he is on bail in all cases as stated in para 3
of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since
06.11.2023. The co-accused person has already been granted
regular bail by this Court vide order dated 26.07.2022 passed in
Cr. Misc. No. 16033 of 2022.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail
petition of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances
of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner above-
named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond
of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of
the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court
concerned, Jamui in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No. 168
of 2013, with a condition:-
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(i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically
present before the learned Court below on each and every date,
failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable
cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner are liable to be cancelled.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J)
shivam/-
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