Sujit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.20720 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -144 Year- 2016 Thana -GARAUL District- VAISHALI(HAJIPUR) ======================================================

1. Sujit Kumar Son of Shambhu Ram, Resident of Village- Khajoul, Wajitpur, P.S.- Goraul (Adampur), District- Vaishali. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anita Kumari Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Kalyan Shankar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 12-05-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 366A/376 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 4/6 of the POCSO Act, 2012. The mother of the victim is informant of this case. She alleges that petitioner physically exploited to the daughter of the informant as a result whereof she became pregnant. The victim girl in her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C. stated that no one has committed sexual assault with her nor she is pregnant. Considering the statement of the victim, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of thirty days from the date

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20720 of 2017 (2) dt.12-05-2017 2/2 of receipt of the order, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Vaishali at Hajipur/Successor Court in connection with Goraul Police Station Case No.144 of 2016, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. With further condition that petitioner shall fully cooperate with the investigation and trial of the case, failing which the Court-below shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail-bonds of the petitioner in this case. (Birendra Kumar, J) Mkr./- U T