Rejual v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30106 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-127 Year-2021 Thana- ABADPUR District- Katihar ====================================================== 1.

REJUAL Son of Saidul Rahman @ Abdul Rahman Resident of village - Mathrapur P.S.- Abadpur, District - Katihar.

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Mahajud @ Juned Kumar @ Muhujud Son of Fayak Resident of village - Bariol, P.S.- Abadpur, District - Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajit Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Uday Chand Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 09-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 370 and 374/34 of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 74 and 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act, Sections 3/14 of the Child Labour Act and Sections 3, 5 and 17 of the Epidemic Decease Act, 201.

Allegedly, it is a case of recovery of 14 children of Bihar and West Bengal from Train No. 2407 travelling from New Jalpaiguri to Amritsar.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that during course of investigation, it was found that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30106 of 2022(2) dt.09-11-2022 2/2 most of the children got down from the train at Ambala Cantonment and took the statement of one Kaithudin who is a minor child stating that he was going to Punjab for the job of sewing with his brother and Ekramul Haque and Md. Samim stated that due to poverty, they were going to Punjab for some work and another Shamim Ali has also stated that he was going to Ambala Cantonment in search of job. Petitioners have clean antecedent.

Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Considering the aforesaid submissions, let the petitioners, above named in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri Amit Gaurav, Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Katihar/concerned Court in connection with Abadpur P.S. Case No. 127 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Brajesh Kumar/- U T