Md. Saddam v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14145 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-21 Year-2020 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== MD. SADDAM Son of Md. Sabir @ Md. Shabbir Resident of VillageAwapur P.S.- Pupri, District- Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Pushpendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Md. Matloob Rab, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-01-2022 Due to the third wave of COVID-19 Pandemic, the matter is being taken up by way of Virtual Court proceeding. The matter has been listed under the heading 'For Orders' under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through virtual mode.
Learned Counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks after restoration of normalcy. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sitamarhi Mahila P.S. case No.21 of 2020 registered under Sections 376(D) of the Indian Penal Code.
Allegation is that on 19.07.2020 at 12.35 in the night the informant was sleeping along with her family, all of sudden
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14145 of 2021(2) dt.21-01-2022 2/3 someone started calling 'Manjar-Majar' from outside. Upon this, she opened the door and the petitioner and Md. Naushad entered her house forcefully, threw her on the floor. When her brother-in-law opposed this act, co-accused Sabir and Naushad, who had pistols in their hands, entered the house and threatened her family members and the petitioner and Md. Naushad raped the informant one by one.
It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Prior to institution of the present case, a case was instituted by the coaccused of the present case for commission of rape by the informant side on his daughter. The present case is outburst of the said case instituted by the co-accused of the present case. Subsequently vide Annexure 3 to the present application, the informant has filed a petition in the court below, where she has retracted from the earlier statement made in the F.I.R. On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the complaint case/F.I.R. It is necessary to indicate here that this Court while considering the prayer made in the present anticipatory bail
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14145 of 2021(2) dt.21-01-2022 3/3 application has taken note of the exponential rise in number of covid cases due to outbreak of third wave of Covid-19 pandemic. Further this Court can also not lose sight of the fact that the condition of jails is not conducive and suitable to the present situation which has arisen due to the sudden rise in covid cases.
Considering the facts and circumstances, the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on his personal bond to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sadar, Sitamarhi in connection with Sitamarhi Mahila P.S. case No.21 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of eight weeks to the satisfaction of the Court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.
Narendra/- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T