Chandan Kumar Kamat @ Chandan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2428 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-3 Year-2022 Thana- GHOGHARDIHA District- Madhubani ====================================================== Chandan Kumar Kamat @ Chandan Kumar Son of Dashai Kamat Resident of Village- Alola, P.S.- Ghoghardiha, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Saroj Kumar Choudhary For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dinesh Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-03-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 363, 366(A), 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act.

As per the prosecution case, petitioner with the help of his family members kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant.

It is submitted that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. In fact, there is love affair between the petitioner and the victim girl. The victim girl in her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C has denied the factum of her kidnapping and clearly stated that she voluntarily left her house

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2428 of 2023(2) dt.28-03-2023 2/2 and went along with this petitioner and they also solemnized marriage. She stated her age to be 19 years. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

In view of the statement of victim girl under Section 164 Cr.P.C, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge VII-cum-Special Judge (POCSO Court), Madhubani in connection with Ghoghardiha P.S. Case No. 03 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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