Pintu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15030 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-191 Year-2022 Thana- SANGRAMPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== PINTU KUMAR Son of Jamadar Raut R/V- Uttari Bhawanipur, PSSangrampur Dist- East champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ujjwal Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Murli Dhar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 22-06-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Sangrampur P.S. Case No.191 of 2022, registered for the offence punishable u/s 366A, 341, 323, 504, 34 of the IPC and subsequently section 8/10 of POCSO Act were added. Allegation against the petitioner is that of kidnapping the minor daughter of the informant with intention to marry her. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case merely on suspicion. No such occurrence, in the manner as alleged, has ever taken place. It is submitted that the matter was amicably settled and both

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15030 of 2023(3) dt.22-06-2023 2/2 parties entered into compromised. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail by submitting that there is direct allegation against the petitioner and the victim in her statement recorded u/s 164 Cr.P.C. has stated that petitioner took her on a Bolero vehicle after making her unconscious and when she got conscious, she found herself in a room. She further stated that the petitioner forcibly entered into illicit relationship with her for about 20-25 days. This fact has come in the impugned order.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on his behalf is hereby rejected. This application is accordingly dismissed.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) pallavi/- U T