Ramu Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19599 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2022 Thana- MAINATAND District- West Champaran ====================================================== Ramu Yadav S/O Bijali Yadav R/O Village- Sonbarsa, P.S- Gopalpur, Distt.- West Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anant Kumar Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Aslam Ansari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 01-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 363, 366A, of the Indian Penal Code and Section 8 of the POCSO Act. As per FIR, the allegation against the accused person including this petitioner is that they kidnapped daughter of the informant for the purpose of ulterior motives. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case merely on the basis of suspicion. He has got no criminal antecedent. As per statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C., which is annexed as Annexure-2, wherein victim stated that she was in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19599 of 2023(3) dt.01-08-2023 2/2 love with this petitioner and she went with him with her own sweet will thereafter they solemnized marriage. It is further submitted that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 27.10.2022.

Learned APP appearing for the state has and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as custody of the petitioner, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Maintand P.S. Case No. 24 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-VIIth-Cum Special Judge POCSO, Bettiah, West Champaran. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Manishkumar/- U T