Jharkhand High Court
Lakshaman Manjhi @ Lakshman Manjhi vs The State Of Jharkhand …. …. …. … on 27 April, 2026
Author: Anil Kumar Choudhary
Bench: Anil Kumar Choudhary
[2026:JHHC:12253]
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.3442 of 2026
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1. Lakshaman Manjhi @ Lakshman Manjhi, aged about 56 years,
son of Late Bengali Manjhi;
2. Ajit Manjhi @ Ojit Manjhi, aged about 35 years, son of
Lakshman Manjhi;
Both residents of Village- Babupur, P.O. Saraiyahat, P.S.-
Saraiyahat, District- Dumka (Jharkhand)
…. …. …. Petitioners
Versus
The State of Jharkhand …. …. …. Opposite Party
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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
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For the Petitioners : Mr. Rajeeva Sharma, Sr. Advocate
Mr. Om Prakash, Advocate
For the State : Ms. Amrita Kumari, Addl.P.P.
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Order No:-02 Dated:-27-04-2026
Heard the parties.
The petitioners have been made accused in connection with S.T.
Case No. 65 of 2026 arising out of Saraiyahat P.S. Case No. 74 of 2022
registered for the offences punishable under Section 302, 201, 34 of the
Indian Penal Code.
Learned senior counsel for the petitioners of submits that the
allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioners, in furtherance
of common intention with the co-accused persons, have committed
murder of Ramdev Majhi and caused disappearance of the evidence
of his murder. It is next submitted that the allegations against the
petitioners are all false. It is then submitted that only on the basis that
the petitioners were last seen with the deceased, they have been
implicated in this case and there is no motive attributed to the
petitioners which could have led them to commit the murder of
Ramdev Manjhi. It is next submitted that the petitioners have been in
custody since 07.11.2025 as is evident from para-11 of the instant bail
application. It is further submitted that the petitioners have no
criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-10 of the bail application. It
is lastly submitted that the petitioners undertake to co-operate with
the trial of the case and also undertake not to annoy or disturb the
witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case.
Hence, it is submitted that the petitioners be released on bail.
Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for
bail of the petitioners.
Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioners
are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of
Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of
the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional
Sessions Judge-III, Dumka in connection with S.T. Case No. 65 of 2026
arising out of Saraiyahat P.S. Case No. 74 of 2022 with the condition
that they will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish their
mobile numbers and photocopy of the Aadhar Cards in the court
below with an undertaking that they will not change their mobile
number during the trial of the case and they will not annoy or
disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of
the case.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.)
Dated:- 27.04.2026
Saroj/