Suraj Prasad v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1562 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-122 Year-2018 Thana- NAWANAGAR District- Buxar ====================================================== SURAJ PRASAD SON OF LATE VISHWA KARMA SAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - PIRO, POLICE STATION - PIRO, DISTRICT - BHOJPUR (ARA), AT PRESENT RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - BHATAULA, POLICE STATION - NAWANAGAR, DISTRICT - BUXAR, UNDER THE GUARDIANSHIP OF HIS MOTHER LALITA KUWAR, WIFE OF LATE VISHWA KARMA SAH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - PIRO, POLICE STATION - PIRO, DISTRICT - BHOJPUR (ARA), AT PRESENT RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - BHATAULA, POLICE STATION - NAWANAGAR, DISTRICT - BUXAR ... ... Appellant/s
Versus
THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Appellant/s :
Mr.Setu Prateek For the Respondent/s :
Mr.Bal Mukund Prasad Sinha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 14-05-2024 Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned counsel for the State.
2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 1711-2022 passed by Sri Sandip Singh, learned Additional District & Sessions Judge-Ist-cum-Special Judge, SC/ST and Children Court, Buxar in Child Case No. 13 of 2022, arising out of Nawanagar P.S. Case No. 122 of 2018 whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant was rejected.
3. While making the prayer for bail, learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that at the time of occurrence,
Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1562 of 2024(3) dt.14-05-2024 2/2 the appellant was a juvenile. There is allegation against the appellant of kidnapping the victim girl who was also aged about 16 years at the time of occurrence. It has further been submitted that both of them i.e. the victim and the appellant, have attained their majority and after attaining the majority, the victim has solemnized the marriage with the appellant and two children are born out of their wedlock.
5. On the otherhand, learned APP opposed the prayer for bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, during pendency of the appeal, let the sentence of the appellant named above be suspended and the he be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of l Sri Sandip Singh, learned Additional District & Sessions Judge-Istcum-Special Judge, SC/ST and Children Court, Buxar in Child Case No. 13 of 2022, arising out of Nawanagar P.S. Case No. 122 of 2018.
(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) A.K.V.//- U T