Patna High CourtCR. MISC./42755/2023bail granted

Pappu Patel @ Sanju v. The State Of Bihar

2023-07-20Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42755 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-167 Year-2014 Thana- MITHANPURA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== PAPPU PATEL @ SANJU Son of Rameshwar Singh @ Ram ishawar singh Resident of village - Chhajan Gonu, P.S. - Kudhani, Distt. - Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mrs.Sharda Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-07-2023 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove defect (s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks on resumption of physical mode.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

3. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Mithanpura P.S. Case No. 167 of 2014 dated 05.06.2014 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 365 and 366 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

4. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have kidnapped the minor nephew of the informant.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42755 of 2023(2) dt.20-07-2023 2/2

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Learned counsel further submitted that as per the medical report the age of the victim is in between 18-19 years. It is further submitted that the victim was not forced to have illicit relationship with another person. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 03.04.2023.

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

7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, 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, Muzaffarpur (East) in connection with Mithanpura P.S. Case No. 167 of 2014.

8. The application stands allowed.

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