Praveen Das @ Pravin Kumar @ Parbeen Das v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7103 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-480 Year-2022 Thana- BARAUNI District- Begusarai ====================================================== PRAVEEN DAS @ PRAVIN KUMAR @ PARBEEN DAS S/o Vijay Das R/o village- Keshaba, P.S.- Barauni (Refinery O.P.), Distt- Begusarai. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raj Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Gulnar Begum ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 18-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 364, 366A, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per FIR, the allegation against the accused persons including this petitioner is that they kidnapped daughter of the informant for the purpose of ulterior motives. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case merely on the basis of suspicion. As per statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C., which is annexed with case diary, wherein she has not specifically stated about the complicity of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7103 of 2023(3) dt.18-07-2023 2/2 petitioner in the alleged occurrence rather she specifically stated about co-accused, namely, Balram. Similarity situated coaccused has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 15.05.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 11852 of 2023. It is further submitted that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 20.10.2022.

Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as custody of the petitioner, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Barauni P.S. Case No. 480 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate,-Ist Class, Begusarai. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) lata/- U T