Abu Zaid v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.42387 of 2016 ====================================================== Abu Zaid S/o Abdul Salam Resident of village - Dargah Ghera, P.S. Sultanganj, District Patna Owner of Mircheez Restaurant, Opposite Patna University Library .... .... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Lakshmi Kant Sharma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Raj Ballabh Singh(APP) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 24-03-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Patna Mahila P.S. Case No. 25 of 2016 registered under Sections 376(D), 420, 468, 471/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 66 of I.T. Act.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the F.I.R. is lodged after four years of the alleged occurrence. The petitioner, being owner of the restaurant, is quite innocent and has not involved in this case in any way. In fact, the informant had love affair with one Md. Naiz, waiter of his restaurant, who is the main culprit of the alleged occurrence. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42387 of 2016 (5) dt.24-03-2017 2/2 case, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the J.M., 1st Class, Patna in connection with Patna Mahila P.S. Case No. 25 of 2016, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P.C. (Arvind Srivastava, J) Shailendra/- U T