Sikandar Ram @ Sikandra Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18108 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-851 Year-2022 Thana- SIKARPUR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Sikandar Ram @ Sikandra Ram, S/O Lobhi Chandra Ram, Resident of Village- Sherwa, Dakahva, Ward No. 6, P.S.- Shikarpur, District- West Champaran.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajiv Nayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 28-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Shikarpur P.S. Case No. 851 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 363, 366A, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 8 and 12 of POCSO Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the allegation against the petitioner is that he along with other co-accused persons has kept the minor daughter of the informant at petitioner's house with the intention of marriage.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent, committed no offence and has falsely been implicated in this case. The victim herself left her house

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18108 of 2023(3) dt.28-08-2023 2/2 out of own sweet will. In her statement she has not made any allegation against the petitioner. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge 7th cum Special Judge (POCSO), West Champaran at Bettiah in connection with Shikarpur P.S. Case No. 851 of 2022, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) saurabhkr/- U T