Anjani Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21664 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-3 Year-2021 Thana- SHAHKUND District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== 1.
Anjani Devi W/o Rudal Mandal R/Vill-Gorgama, P.S.-Shahkund, DistBhagalpur. 2.
Rudal Mandal S/o Sri Narsingh Mandal R/Vill-Gorgama, P.S.-Shahkund, Dist-Bhagalpur.
3.
Amargit Kumar S/o Rudal Mandal R/Vill-Gorgama, P.S.-Shahkund, DistBhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rajive Ranjan Singh, Advocate.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Narsingh Tanti, APP.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 22-04-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Shahkund P.S. Case No.03 of 2021 instituted under Section 366A/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, co-accused Mukesh Kumar abducted the minor daughter of the informant for the purpose of marriage and the petitioners have cooperated in the said occurrence.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner no.1 is the sister of co-accused Mukesh Kumar, petitioner no.2 is husband of petitioner no.1 and petitioner no.3 is son of petitioner nos.1 & 2 and they have no concern with the affairs of co-accused Mukesh Kumar. He further submits that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21664 of 2024(2) dt.22-04-2024 2/2 the victim is a major who has solemnized love marriage with the co-accused Mukesh Kumar and there is one child aged about 2 years by the said wedlock and she is residing happily in her matrimonial home. Learned counsel submits that petitioners have no knowledge about any process issued by the Court. He further submits that petitioners have no criminal antecedent and they are ready to cooperate in the investigation.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioners be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount to each to the satisfaction of the learned A.D.J., 7th -cum- Exclusive Special Judge, POCSO Court, Bhagalpur in connection with Shahkund P.S. Case No.03 of 2021, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T