Chandu Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30467 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-60 Year-2009 Thana- PIPRAHI District- Sheohar ====================================================== Chandu Devi, wife of Bhola Ram, resident of Village-Minapur, P.S.- Piprahi Dist- Sheohar.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Hans Lal Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 07-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The accused/petitioner seeks bail in connection with Piprahi P.S. Case No.60 of 2009 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 363, 364, 365 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

The accused/petitioner is named in the FIR and is in custody since 19.01.2023.

Allegation against the petitioner is to kidnap the father-in-law of the informant along with other co-accused persons/family members.

It is submitted by learned counsel that from narration of FIR, it appears that this petitioner only persuaded the victim i.e. father-in-law of informant to go Punjab in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30467 of 2023(3) dt.07-07-2023 2/2 connection with earning. It is submitted that with this allegation, it cannot be said that the petitioner, who is relative of informant, committed the alleged offence of kidnapping. While concluding argument, it is submitted that petitioner is a lady of clean antecedent and moreover investigation of this case has been completed, for which, charge-sheet has been submitted and, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence. Learned APP opposes the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

In view of above-mentioned facts and circumstances, as petitioner is a lady of clean antecedent, coupled with the fact that charge-sheet has already submitted, where petitioner is in custody since 19.01.2023, accordingly, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Sheohar in connection with S.Tr. No.26 of 2023 arising out of Piprahi P.S. Case No.60 of 2009, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 437(3) of the CrPC (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Sanjeet/- U T