IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80125 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-32 Year-2020 Thana- Kharagpur District- Munger ======================================================

Manish Kumar Murmu @ Manish @ Manish Murmu S/O Rajendra Murmu R/O Village- Tetariya, P.S.- Haveli Kharagpur, District- Munger.

... ... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ravish Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Bharat Lal, APP ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER

4 26-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The accused-petitioner, named in the F.I.R., is apprehending his arrest in connection with Kharagpur P.S. Case No. 32 of 2020 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 308, 147, 148, 149, 379, 504 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per FIR, petitioner alleged to assault the informant alongwith other co-accused persons, where petitioner specifically assaulted on the head of the informant causing head injury for which she was almost hospitalized three months after the occurrence in different private hospitals.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that brother of petitioner lodged a criminal case against the family members of the informant much before this case, which was registered as Kharagpur P.S. Case No. 209 of 2018, and in retaliation of same, the present false case was lodged.

5. It is submitted that there is nothing on record in support of the fact that the informant/injured was under treatment in various private hospitals. Even the FIR suggest that she was assaulted by several persons and therefore the allegation as raised specifically not appears convincing.

Petitioner claimed clean antecedent.

6. Learned A.P.P. for the State, while opposing the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner, submitted that allegation as to give khanti blow on the head of the informant/ injured is specifically available against this petitioner. It is submitted that out of said injury the right frontal temporal and parietal bones and also the right zygomatic bone, arch and sphenoidal wing got fractured, which is duly supported by the CT Scan report of the injured. It is submitted that nature of injury found grievous in nature.

7. Learned A.P.P. further submitted that the delay as to lodge the present FIR is well-explained through FIR itself as informant/injured was under treatment in different private hospitals, whereafter the present FIR was lodged.

8. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of the fact as allegation as to cause head injury is specifically available against this petitioner, whereupon medical examination, nature of injury found grievous, as discussed aforesaid, accordingly, prayer of anticipatory bail of the petitioner stands rejected.

9. The petitioner, if so advised, surrenders in the learned court below and prays for regular bail, the same may be considered on its own merit without being prejudiced by the order of this Court.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J)

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