Chhunni Mahto @ Sanoj Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.58696 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -25 Year- 2018 Thana -NTPC District- PATNA ======================================================

1. CHHUNNI MAHTO @ SANOJ MAHTO S/o Dina Mahto @ Dinesh Mahto, R/o Vill.- Panchmahala Bind Toli, P.S.- NTPC, District- Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dilip Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Mritunjay Kumar Nirala ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 20-09-2018 Heard both sides.

The petitioner seeks bail in Special case No. 77 of 2018 arising out of NTPC P.S. case No. 25 of 2018 registered under Section 354, 354(d), 447 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 8 of the POCSO Act.

The gist of the allegation is that while the prosecutrix was all alone in her house the petitioner entered into her house with an intention to outrage her modesty but on alarm the petitioner fled away.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is neighbour of the informant and on account of some petty dispute the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the case and for that petitioner is in custody since 30.04.2018. The

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.58696 of 2018 (2) dt.20-09-2018 2/2 petitioner has already remained in jail for about five months. Considering the facts aforesaid and the period of incarceration of the petitioner, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned 1st Additional Sessions Judgecum-Special Judge , POCSO, Patna in connection with Special case No. 77 of 2018 arising out of NTPC P.S. case No. 25 of 2018.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) BKS/- U T