Ranjeet Kumar Mahato v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.25857 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -24 Year- 2016 Thana -SUGAULI RAIL P.S. DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ======================================================
1. Ranjeet Kumar Mahato, son of Chandeshwar Mahto, resident of VillageGangapur Ward No.1, P.S.- Musri Gharari, Dist- Samastipur. .... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar.
.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Murli Dhar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL ORDER 24-07-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
Petitioner is languishing in custody since 28.01.2017 in connection with Sugauli G.R.P.S. P.S. Case No. 24/2016 for offences punishable under Sections 363, 365 of the Indian Penal Code.
The prosecution case, as lodged by the informant, is that his daughter went to his daughter-in-law's house to bring her, thereafter she did not return. It is further alleged that the daughter of the informant aged about 16 years had got down from the train and disappeared.
It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25857 of 2017 (3) dt.24-07-2017 2/2 petitioner that he is innocent, not named in the First Information Report, bears no criminal antecedent and has falsely been implicated in the aforesaid case, as during investigation his name surfaced and the only allegation is that the victim girl eloped with one Ajit Kumar Mahto, who, in his confessional statement, has stated that the petitioner had bought two tickets for them to go to Samastipur. He submits that no offence has been committed by him under Sections 363 and 365 of the Indian Penal Code and that charge-sheet has already been submitted, hence, there is no chance of tampering with the prosecution evidence.
However, learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail.
Be that as it may, let petitioner, above named, be enlarged 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 Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Railway, Bettiah, West Champaran, in connection with Sugauli G.R.P.S. P.S. Case No. 24/2016.
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