Dharmendra Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.43027 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -72 Year- 2015 Thana -GAYA MUFFSIL District- GAYA ======================================================

1. Dharmendra Chaudhary son of Sheo Chaudhary resident of villageKumhar toli(Chatra) Police Station- Chatra ,District - Chatra (Jharkhand) .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ramashish For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Pradeep Nr.Kumar(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 21-09-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The statement of victim has been recorded under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C. in which she stated that she had solemnized her marriage with the petitioner by her own sweet will and had left her home without any persuasion of the petitioner. However, learned counsel for the informant points out that the victim was minor and the medical board also found her between 14 to 16 years and, therefore, the consent of the victim is immaterial.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43027 of 2015 (2) dt.21-09-2015 2/2 bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Sessions Judge-VI, Gaya in connection with Sessions Trial No. 55 of 2015/264 of 2015 arising out of Muffasil P.S. Case No. 72 of 2015.

(Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J) SHAHZAD/- U T