Sudhir Choupal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.303 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -382 Year- 2017 Thana -DARBHANGA SADAR DistrictDARBHANGA ====================================================== Sudhir Choupal, S/o Ram Bilash Choupal, Resident of Village- Fatulaha, P.S.- Sadar (Bhalpatti O.P.), District- Darbhanga. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dharmendra Jha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2.

12-01-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

Petitioner, in the present case, is seeking regular bail in connection with Darbhanga Sadar P.S. Case No. 382 of 2017 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 366(A) of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that even if the prosecution story is believed, the girl had gone with the petitioner only with her consent.

Learned counsel for the State submits that the girl was minor and the petitioner had allured her and took away with a bad intention which this girl has also stated in her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.303 of 2018 (2) dt.12-01-2018 In the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, prayer for regular bail of the petitioner is rejected.

Rajeev/- (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J.) U T