Patna High CourtCR. MISC./1576/2019dismissed

Ramratan Paswan @ Ramratan Kumar Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

2019-01-23Mr. Justice Vinod Kumar Sinha2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.1576 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-63 Year-2018 Thana- SHEIKHOPUR SARAI DistrictSheikhpura ====================================================== RAMRATAN PASWAN @ RAMRATAN KUMAR PASWAN son fo Raja Ram Paswan r/o of vill. Charokhara P.S. Lakhisarai Distt. Lakhisarai. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vijay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sri Chandrasen Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 23-01-2019 Heard the parties.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sheikhopursarai P.S.Case No.63 of 2018 (POCSO Case No.31 of 2018) registered for offences punishable under Sections 363 , 366(A) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 8 of POCSO Act.

Allegation as per FIR is that the accused persons including the petitioner forcibly solemnised the marriage of the minor daughter of the informant with the petitioner. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the whole case is false and concocted and the FIR itself shows that she was aged about 17 1⁄2 years.

Heard learned A.P.P. also, who has opposed the prayer for

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1576 of 2019(2) dt.23-01-2019 2/2 bail stating that the statement of the girl also shows that she was forcibly confined and marriage was also solemnized with the petitioner. .

Having heard both sides and in view of the facts and circumstances, as stated above, let the petitioner surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from the date of order and make prayer for regular bail, which will be considered by the learned court below without being prejudiced by the order of this Court.

With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U T