Ankit Pal @ Ankit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10310 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-22 Year-2023 Thana- CHENARI District- Rohtas ====================================================== Ankit Pal @ Ankit Kumar SON OF SURESH PAL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SHEOSAGAR, PS- SHEOSAGAR, DISTT- ROHTAS ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shashi Kant, Advocate Mr. Surendra Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Gulnar Begum ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 27-02-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Chenari P.S. Case No. 22 of 2023 for the offence registered under Section 365 of the Indian Penal Code, lodged on 16.01.2023, by the informant, Gita Devi.
3. Pursuant to the last order, the victim lady is present in the Court alongwith her Aadhar Card (xxxx xxxx 1504). According to her, she has married to the petitioner and is residing with her in-laws under Shiv Sagar Police Station in the District of Rohtas, since then. Her further submission is that the statement made earlier was under the influence of her parents and she is very happy with her in-laws.
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4. Taking into account the fact that the FIR has been lodged, trial will commence/conclude, the petitioner will have to face the music, he is a young boy of 21 years, do not have criminal antecedent and as the girl herself has shown her willingness to stay with her in-laws and is happy with her husband, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of anticipatory bail with conditions.
5. Let the petitioner be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM, II in connection with Chenari P.S. Case No. 22 of 2023 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
(i) one of the bailor should be the family member of the petitioner who shall provide official document to show his/her bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10310 of 2024(3) dt.27-02-2024 3/3 promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(iv) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds.
6. With the aforesaid observations, the anticipatory bail application is allowed. It is made clear that the observation made above is/was only for the purpose of considering the anticipatory bail which shall not be taken up for consideration at the time of trial.
(Rajiv Roy, J) Adnan/- U T