Patna High CourtCR. MISC./34229/2019dismissed

Abid Mansuri @ Abid Mansoori v. The State Of Bihar

2020-02-03Mr. Justice Vinod Kumar Sinha2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34229 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-60 Year-2017 Thana- MAHILA PS District- Gopalganj ====================================================== ABID MANSURI @ ABID MANSOORI Son of Saheb Hussain @ Shaheb Hussain Resident of Village- Dewapur, Upadhyay Tola, Police StationBarauli, District- Gopalganj. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Lokesh Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Satyendra Narayan Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 03-02-2020 Heard the parties.

This application is for grant of regular bail in connection with Gopalgan Mahila P.S.Case No.60 of 2017for the offences under Sections 376 and 493 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3, 4, 7 and 8 of the POCSO Act, 2012. Allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has taken away the minor daughter of the informant to Bengal, having physical relationship with her and forcibly made Nikahnama with her. After she came back, she informed about the same to her mother and when she went to panchayti accused persons threaten her..

Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that he is in custody since 17.12.2017 and up till

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34229 of 2019(6) dt.03-02-2020 2/2 now there is no substantive progress in the trial. Heard learned A.P.P. and perused the report, from which appears that three witnesses have been examined and now three witnesses have to be examined including the Doctor and the I.O..

Having heard both sides and in view of submissions as made above, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner , however, the learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and try to conclude it within a period of six months and the S.P., Gopalganj and the Civil Surgeon, Gopalganj are directed to produce the I.O. and the Doctor in the court on the date fixed so that the trial may be concluded. With the aforesaid observation, this application is dismissed.

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