Pawan Keshri v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.18298 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -3 Year- 2016 Thana -ANDHRAMATH District- MADHUBANI ======================================================

1. Pawan Keshri, son of Ram Bharan Keshri @ Shiv Narayan Keshri, Resident of Village- Dumra, P.S.- Andhramath, District- Madhubani .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Sr. Adv. with M/S Pravin Kumar & Shashank Shekhar, Advs.

For the Opposite Party : Mr. Anand Kishore Choudhary, APP 201 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 20-06-2017 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

This is a petition for grant of regular bail for offence under Sections 302, 201 and 376(2) of the Indian Penal Code and 4 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offices Act. The first information report, relating to kidnapping and murder of the daughter of the informant, is against unknown. During initial investigation the family members of deceased did not raise any suspicion against any one. However, their statements were recorded twice and thrice and after eight months of the occurrence they raised suspicion against the petitioner. Considering the fact that only material against the petitioner is suspicion, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Andhramath P.S. Case No. 3 of 2016 to the satisfaction of the Special Judge POCSO Act-cum-Additional Sessions Judge, I, Madhubani, or successor Court.

(Birendra Kumar, J) SA/- U √ T √