Meraj Ali v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35820 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-8 Year-2025 Thana- NAUGACHIA MAHILA P.S. DistrictBhagalpur ====================================================== Meraj Ali S/o Aziz Alam @ Md. Ezaz R/o Village- Tetri Ward No. 12, P.S.- Naugachia, District- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Baijnath Sah, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Renu Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Naugachia Mahila P.S. Case No. 08 of 2025 dated 11.02.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 69 of the B.N.S.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is alleged to have established physical relationship with the informant on the pretext of false promise of marriage.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The victim is a major girl who knows the consequence of the act of the petitioner. Learned counsel has further submitted that the victim girl and the petitioner chose to have physical relationship of their

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35820 of 2025(2) dt.18-06-2025 2/2 own will. Learned counsel for the petitioner placed reliance on the judgment in the case of Mandar Deepak Pawar Vs. State of Maharashtra & Anr. (Criminal Appeal No. 442 of 2022) in which "a distinction was made between a false promise to marriage which is given on understanding by the maker that it will be broken and a breach of promise which is made in good faith but subsequently not fulfilled". The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 11.02.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. 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, Naugachiya, Bhagalpur in connection with Naugachiya Mahila P.S. Case No. 08 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

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