Renu Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4747 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-193 Year-2019 Thana- RAGHOPUR District- Supaul ====================================================== RENU DEVI Wife of Late Raghuvar Mandal Resident of Village - Kharial Panchayat- Karnpur, P.S.- Supaul, District - Supaul ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Arun Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nand Kishore Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 23-01-2020 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail in connection with Raghopur PS case no. 193 of 2019 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 366(A)/34 of Indian Penal Code.

The allegation is regarding the accused persons namely Bijendra and Karan having kidnapped the victim girl and misbehaved with her after confining her in a house at Delhi and as far as the petitioner herein is concerned, she is stated to be the mother of the co-accused person namely Bijendra. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case and is having a clean antecedent. It is further submitted that a bare perusal of the statement of the victim girl

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4747 of 2020(2) dt.23-01-2020 2/2 made under Section 164 Cr.P.C. before the learned Magistrate would show that the co-accused persons namely Bijendra and Karan are the persons who are alleged to have taken the victim girl and kept her in captivity at Delhi and also misbehaved with her, however there is no allegation of kidnapping, as far as the petitioner herein is concerned.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, considering submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, I deem it fit and appropriate to admit the petitioner to the privilege of anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the abovenamed petitioner, in the event of her arrest or 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 released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Addl. C.J.M., Birpur (Supaul) in connection with Raghopur PS case no. 193 of 2019 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) rinkee/- U T