Sarswati Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39304 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-339 Year-2020 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.
SARSWATI DEVI Wife of Dhora Ram Resident of Village - Chailaha Kuriya, P.S.- Banjariya, District - East Champaran 2.
Rakesh Ram Son of Dhora Ram Resident of Village - Chailaha Kuriya, P.S.- Banjariya, District - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Abhishek Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mrs.Rina Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-01-2022 Due to the third wave of COVID-19 Pandemic, the matter is being taken up by way of Virtual Court proceeding. The matter has been listed under the heading 'For Orders' under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State through virtual mode.
Learned counsel for the petitioners is directed to remove the defects, as pointed out by the Office, within a period of four weeks after restoration of normalcy.
The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 363, 366, 504 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39304 of 2021(2) dt.28-01-2022 2/3 The prosecution allegation, in short, is that son of petitioner no. 1 has abducted the daughter of the informant. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present case. On recovery, the statement of the victim has been recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. in which she has stated that she has married with son of petitioner no. 1 out of her own will and she is in a family way. The said statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. is Annexure-2 to the present application.
On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioners are named in the F.I.R.
It is necessary to indicate here that this Court while considering the prayer made in the present anticipatory bail application has taken note of the exponential rise in number of covid cases due to outbreak of third wave of Covid-19 pandemic. Further this Court can also not lose sight of the fact that the condition of jails is not conducive and suitable to the present situation which has arisen due to the sudden rise in covid cases.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39304 of 2021(2) dt.28-01-2022 3/3 Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the petitioners, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on their personal bonds to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Turkauliya P.S. Case No. 339 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioners shall furnish bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of eight weeks to the satisfaction of the Court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.
(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T