Ritesh Kumar Sah @ Ritesh Kr. Sah v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11872 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-7 Year-2025 Thana- BANIAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Ritesh Kumar Sah @ Ritesh Kr. Sah S/O Raj Bali Sah R/O Village -Bangra, P s.- Basantpur, Dist- Siwan at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
Kailash Prasad Yadav, Police Inspector, P.S.- Baniyapur, Distt.- Saran at Chapra Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Vijay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Uma Shankar Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in Baniyapur P.S. Case No. 7 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under sections 143(1), 145, 983(5) of the BNSS and Section 8 of the POCSO Act and Section 75, 79 J.J. Act and Section 3, 4, 5, 6 I.T.P. and Section 16, 17 and 18 of Bounded Labour System Act, 1976.
3. As per allegation in the FIR, on the alleged date of occurrence police personnel raided the Puja Orchestra and found six dancing girls engaged there for performing obscene dance.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. The
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11872 of 2025(3) dt.12-05-2025 2/2 prosecution story is imaginary, and far from the truth. Specific allegation is against co-accused Nitesh Yadav, who fled away after seeing the police. Petitioner is only director of the said orchestra. Statement of the all the six girls were recorded u/s 183 of the BNSS in which they have not stated any thing against the petitioner. After investigation, charge-sheet has been submitted. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and languishing in judicial custody since 06.01.2025.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail after framing of charge. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Additional Sessions Judge (POCSO), Saran at Chapra in connection with Baniyapur P.S. Case No. 07 of 2025.
(S. B. Pd. Singh, J) sushma/- U