Santosh Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37129 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2023 Thana- PARBATTA District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Santosh Mahto Son Of Nandu Mahto Resident Of Village- Dadhimari, P.SKodarma, Distt- Kodarma, (JHARKHAND) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-07-2023 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove defect (s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks on resumption of physical mode. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Parbatta P.S. Case No. 14 of 2023 dated 21.01.2023 registered for the offences punishable u/s 420, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and 4, 5, 6 of Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act.

As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the coaccused persons used to cheat people on assurance of providing them unmarried girls for solemnization of marriage. They also deals in immoral traffic of girls.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37129 of 2023(2) dt.07-07-2023 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. He has further submitted that the petitioner was never involved in the alleged occurrence. The co-accused person has already been granted bail by the Coordinate Bench of this court vide order dated 12.06.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 29739 of 2023. The petitioner is accused in one criminal case as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 22.01.2023. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Naugachia in connection with Parbatta P.S. Case No. 14 of 2023. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T