Patna High CourtCR. MISC./3285/2018bail granted

Govinda @ Govinda Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2018-02-22Mr. Justice S. Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.3285 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -354 Year- 2017 Thana -TEKARI District- GAYA ======================================================

1. GOVINDA @ GOVINDA KUMAR S/o Gowardhan Bhagat Resident of Village- Panchanpur, P.S. Tekari,Panchanpur, District Gaya. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Ram Naresh Ray ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL ORDER 22-02-2018 Heard the counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State.

Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in Tekari. P.S. Case No.354 of 2017/ G.R.No.5719 of 2017 instituted for the offence under Sections 458, 354, 354(A), 504, 509 of the I.P.C. and Section 8 of POCSO Act.

Informant is the mother of Abda Khatoon who in her written complaint stated that the petitioner on 04.09.2017 at about 8-9 p.m. entered into her house and went near the daughter of the informant and tried to drag her out and he was caught and assaulted and when alarm was raised he fled away. It has been submitted by the counsel for the petitioner that father of the victim girl had lodged an F.I.R. under Section

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3285 of 2018 (3) dt.22-02-2018 2/2 366(A) of I.P.C. in which the statement of the victim girl was recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C.wherein she admitted that she had gone with the petitioner on her own volition. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within six weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional District & Sessions Judge-1st Cum- Special Judge (POCSO Act), Gaya, in Tekari (Panchapur O.P.) P.S.Case No.354 of 2017 / G.R. No.5719 of 2017 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of Cr.P.C.

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