Manju Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40661 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-121 Year-2022 Thana- ISMAILPUR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== 1.

Manju Devi, W/o Niranjan Mandal R/o vill - Raghuni Tola (Raghuni Mandal Tola), P.S. - Ismailpur, distt. - Bhagalpur 2.

Brahamdeo Mandal @ Brahamdev Mandal, S/o Late Ramji Mandal R/o vill - Raghuni Tola (Raghuni Mandal Tola), P.S. - Ismailpur, distt. - Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashok Yadav For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kanhiya Kishor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 03-09-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek bail in anticipation of their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 363 and 366(A)/ 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are persons with clean antecedent and have been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is next submitted that informant alleges that his sister aged about 13 years on 17.09.2022 had gone to get grass, but did not return and thus, alleges that she was kidnapped by Tuntun Mandal in connivance with the accused persons.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40661 of 2024(3) dt.03-09-2024 2/2

4. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is next submitted that petitioner no.2 is father of Tuntun and petitioner no.2 is a co-villager. It is thus submitted that they have been implicated in the instant case in order to coerce Tuntun into submission. It is also submitted that victim has returned.

5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the anticipatory bail application.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners, above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks, are directed to be released on bail on their furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Naugachhia, Bhagalpur/ Successor Court in connection with Ismailpur P. S. Case No.121 of 2022, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T