Patna High CourtCR. MISC./14668/2020bail granted

Md. Jifran @ Md. Jafar v. The State Of Bihar

2020-03-03Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14668 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-11 Year-2016 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== MD. JIFRAN @ MD. JAFAR S/o Late Najir Sheikh R/o village- Talkhapur, P.S.- Sitamarhi, Distt.- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rana Randhir Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-03-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Sections 341, 323, 376/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegation is that the accused persons including petitioner committed rape upon the victim.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 04.12.2019 and has got no criminal antecedent. Charge sheet has been submitted in this case. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The case was instituted against the petitioner and the other co-accused, namely, Amir Khan. Subsequently the trial of the petitioner and co-accused Amir Khan was separated. The deposition of the victim was made in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14668 of 2020(2) dt.03-03-2020 2/2 the trial of co-accused Amir Khan, which is Annexure 5 to the present application, where the victim has retracted from the allegations of commission of rape.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Sitamarhi in connection with Sitamarhi Mahila P.S. case No.11 of 2016.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T