Patna High CourtCR. MISC./58861/2018bail granted

Sita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

2018-09-26Mr. Justice S. Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.58861 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-352 Year-2018 Thana- KHAJANCHI HAT District- Purnia ====================================================== Sita Devi, Wife of Ram Chandra Choudhary, Resident of Village- Harda P.S.- K. Hat (Maranga), District- Purnea.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ram Prawesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Ashlam Ansari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL ORDER 26-09-2018 Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

Petitioner seeks bail in K.Hat P.S. Case No. 352 of 2018 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 465, 466 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Immoral Traffic Prevention Act.

Allegation against the petitioner is of running sex racket in collusion with the owner of the lodge. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is an old lady aged about 52 years and has committed no offence. Similarly, situated co-accused person namely Awadh Sahni has been granted bail by a co-ordinate bench of this Court vide order dated 07.08.2017 in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 44777 of 2018. Petitioner has got no

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.58861 of 2018(2) dt.26-09-2018 2/2 criminal antecedent and is in custody since 22.05.2018. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner named above be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate-Purnea, in connection with K.Hat P.S. Case No. 352 of 2018, with following conditions:-

(1) Bailors should be local having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the court concerned.

(2) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be present on each and every date fixed by the court and his absence on two consecutive dates without proper and reasonable reason will be sufficient to cancel his bail bond.

(3) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses of the case, in that case, prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail of the petitioner.

(S. Kumar, J) ranjan/- U