Ankit Kumar @ Aniket v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.4353 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-297 Year-2017 Thana- BANMANKHI District- Purnia ====================================================== Ankit Kumar @ Aniket S/o Shyam Lal Sah, R/o Village- Banmankhi Raja Hat Ward No.14, P.S.- Banmankhi, District- Purnea. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dr. Bidhu Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. SRI TAPESHWAR SHARMA ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL ORDER 13-02-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in Banmankhi P.S. Case No. 297 of 2017 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 366A/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the petitioner is of kidnapping the minor daughter of the informant.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. It has been further submitted that the FIR has been lodged after delay of two days of the occurrence. The victim girl in her statement recorded under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C has stated that she was neither enticed away nor kidnapped by the petitioner, and she had gone out of the house without giving any information to his

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4353 of 2018(2) dt.13-02-2018 2/2 family members. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and is in custody since 25.11.2017.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner named above be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea in connection with Banmankhi P.S. Case No. 297 of 2017.

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