Patna High CourtCR. MISC./14341/2017bail granted

Sunita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

2017-05-15Mr. Justice Birendra Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.14341 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -857 Year- 2016 Thana -SASARAM NAGAR District- SASARAM (ROHTAS) ======================================================

1. Sunita Devi W/o- Sanoj Choudhary, Resident of Japla, Post- Japla Chaubey, P.S.- Husainabad, District- Palamu (Jharkhand). At Present Address Bhati Ganj, Near Shambhu Mahto, S/o Shiv Pujan Mahto, Mohalla- Bharti Ganj, P.S.- Sasaram Town, District- Rohtas at Sasaram. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amaresh Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Smt. Veena Kumari Jaiswal ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 15-05-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 317/369/34 of the Indian Penal Code, Section 23 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 and Section 2(2) Human Trafficking Act.

According to FIR, the petitioner had sold her five years old child at the cost of Rs.3,00,000/- (rupees three lacs). However, soon after the sale, she demanded her child then the informant went to the police station complaining the aforesaid act. The petitioner admitted that she sold the child due to poverty and has already spent the said money. She wants her child. Submission of the petitioner is that the petitioner

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14341 of 2017 (4) dt.15-05-2017 2/2 is a poor lady and the poverty had compelled to sell her child and she is in custody since 29.07.2016.

Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Rohtas at Sasaram/successor Court in connection with Sessions Trial No. 511 of 2016 arising out of Sasaram Town Police Station Case No. 857 of 2016, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall fully cooperate with the investigation and trial of the case, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner.

(Birendra Kumar, J) Kundan/- U T