Pratima Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27657 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-191 Year-2021 Thana- SAHPUR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== PRATIMA DEVI W/o Deo Nath Yadav Resident of Village- Barisawan, P.S.- Sahpur, District- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ajay Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 10-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Sahpur P.S. Case no. 191 of 2021 instituted for the offence under Sections 363, 366/34 of the Indian Penal Code. As per allegation in the FIR, while daughter of the informant had gone out to badhar for nature's call and did not return, informant had strong suspicion against accused Chhotu Yadav that he in connivance with the petitioner had abducted her.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. She is father of the main accused Chhotu Yadav. She has no concern with the alleged incident. Being the mother of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27657 of 2022(2) dt.10-11-2022 2/2 the main, accused, she has been implicated in the present case. Similarly situated co-accused person, who is the father of the main accused, has already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 7.11.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 27306 of 2022.

Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of Bail and submitted that victim girl could not be traced out yet.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Sahpur P.S. Case no. 191 of 2021, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM-1, Bhojpur at Ara subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U