Ramji Tanti v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38018 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-88 Year-2019 Thana- JAMUI District- Jamui ====================================================== Ramji Tanti S/o Late Ganouri Tanti Resident of Village- Navi Nagar, P.S.- Jamui, District- Jamui.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Amrendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Sevak Choudhary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 11-09-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner who is in custody since 30.03.2019 has filed the instant application for grant of bail in connection with Jamui P.S. Case No. 88 of 2019 registered for the offence punishable under sections 363 and 366A of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the allegation in the FIR, the minor daughter of the informant who is a student of I.Sc first year was kidnapped by the seven named accused persons including this petitioner. The informant alleges that all the accused persons handed over his daughter to Nakul Tanti at Jamui Station. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case for the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38018 of 2019(3) dt.11-09-2019 2/3 reason that he happens to be the father of Nakul Tanti. It is further submitted that during investigation it has transpired that even on earlier occasion Nakul Tanti and the daughter of the informant who were in love, escaped together. It is further submitted that as per his instructions, the daughter of the informant has been recovered.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that there is a direct and serious allegation against all the accused persons including this petitioner of kidnapping a minor girl. The witnesses have supported the case in course of investigation and it is not a fit case for bail. The application for bail is also opposed by learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the fact that the occurrence is of 26.01.2019 and the FIR was registered on 18.02.2019, the fact that has transpired in course of investigation that the daughter of the informant and son of this petitioner had escaped together even on earlier occasion and that the petitioner is in custody since 30.03.2019, the Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Let the petitioner, above named, be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand)

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38018 of 2019(3) dt.11-09-2019 3/3 with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui in connection with Jamui P.S. Case No. 88 of 2019.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Prakash/- U