Ajeet Kumar @ Chhotu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29558 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-564 Year-2019 Thana- MINAPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== AJEET KUMAR @ CHHOTU KUMAR, S/o Late Mahesh Shahi, Resident of Village - Harka Kalyan, P.S. - Meenapur, District - Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nachiketa Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Abhay Kumar No. 1, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 18-01-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 376, 511, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act, 2012.

Petitioner is in custody since 04.11.2019. Allegation against the petitioner is that he committed sexual assault by touching the private part of the victim who is a minor girl. Submission is that for village politics, false allegation is there. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. Considering the nature of allegation and period already undergone by the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29558 of 2020(3) dt.18-01-2021 2/2 like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Sessions Trial No. 17 of 2020 arising out of Meenapur Police Station Case No. 564 of 2019, subject to the following conditions:- (a) The petitioner shall fully cooperate with the trial of the case, failing which the learned court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner. (b) Both the bailors shall be resident of territorial jurisdiction of the learned court below.

(c) The petitioner shall not leave the country without permission of the learned trial court.

(Birendra Kumar, J) Kundan/- U T