Javed Ansari v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20877 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-715 Year-2023 Thana- BANKA District- Banka ====================================================== Javed Ansari S/o Najam Ansari R/o vill - Teliya, P.S. - Banka, Distt. - Banka ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Pankaj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Choubey Jawahar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Banka P.S. Case No. 715 of 2023 dated 29.10.2023 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 354, 509, 354B, 506, 419, 420 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, it is alleged that while the informant was going to school, in the meantime, the petitioner shot her obscene photographs and video and uploaded the same on social media i.e. Facebook and Instagram.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20877 of 2024(3) dt.07-08-2024 2/3 that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner has not uploaded any obscene photograph or video of the informant. It is further submitted that the same was got viral through the I.D. of the another person. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 28.12.2023.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and submitted that the petitioner outraged the modesty of the informant by uploading the obscene video.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Banka in connection with Banka P.S. Case No. 715 of 2023, with a condition/s:- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20877 of 2024(3) dt.07-08-2024 3/3 date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to cancelled.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T