Sangeeta Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23318 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-226 Year-2021 Thana- BACHHWARA District- Begusarai ====================================================== 1.

Sangeeta Devi Wife Of Ram Babu Ray Resident Of Village - Maranchi Khurd, P.S.- Bachhwara, District - Begusarai. 2.

Ram Chandra Ray Son Of Late Dhanraj Ray Resident Of Village - Maranchi Khurd, P.S.- Bachhwara, District - Begusarai. 3.

America Devi Wife Of Ram Chandra Ray Resident Of Village - Maranchi Khurd, P.S.- Bachhwara, District - Begusarai. ... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Smt. Sudha Ambastha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dashrath Mehta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 07-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned APP for the State.

The petitioners seek bail in anticipation of their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 366-A/ 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are persons with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that the accused persons including the petitioners kidnapped her minor daughter.

The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have been falsely implicated in the present case. It is next submitted that the victim was in love with Sambhu Kumar and she

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23318 of 2022(2) dt.07-11-2022 2/2 eloped and petitioner no.1 is bhabhi of Sambhu Kumar and petitioner nos.2 and 3 are father and mother of Sambhu Kumar. It is next submitted that the victim's statement was recorded under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C. wherein she has not supported the prosecution case rather has stated that she was not abducted and is a major girl and has solemnized her marriage with Sambhu Kumar.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposes the anticipatory bail application.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners, above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, are directed to be released on bail on their furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with (Teghara) Bachhwara P. S. Case No.226 of 2021, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T