Pintu Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33069 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-17 Year-2021 Thana- NAUTAN District- Siwan ====================================================== PINTU MANJHI SON OF LATE MANOJ MANJHI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- RAHIMPUR, POLICE STATION- NAUTAN, DISTRICTSIWAN. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bijay Prakash Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pramod Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-12-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner seeks pre arrest bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 366(A)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, this petitioner along with other accused persons kidnapped the minor daughter of informant for the purpose of marriage.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the case. The victim in her statement u/s 164 of the Cr. P. C. has stated that she was in love affairs with petitioner for last four years and she solemnized marriage with him out of her own free will. The doctor assessed her age to be 18 years. Petitioner has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33069 of 2022(3) dt.06-12-2022 2/2 got no criminal antecedent.

Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

Considering the facts of the case and the statement of victim recorded u/s 164 of the Cr. P. C. , let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest/ surrender within a period of six weeks from today be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate, 1st class, Siwan in connection with Nautan PS case No. 17/2021, subject to condition as laid down u/s 438(2) of the Cr. P.C. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) BKS/- U T