Gopal Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.51942 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-16 Year-2018 Thana- KHIRHAR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Gopal Mandal, son of Anugrah Mandal, resident of Village- Sonai, Police Station- Khirhar, District- Madhubani.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Prabhas Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Ahmad Ali ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 20-12-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 363, 366(A)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation is that petitioner kidnapped to the cousin sister of the informant, a student of Class-9. Submission is that though the victim has supported the allegation of kidnapping in her statement recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, however, the photographs of the victim along with the petitioner would show that both have voluntarily married with each other. During investigation, some of the witnesses have also stated before the Police that the matter is of love affairs.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.51942 of 2018(4) dt.20-12-2018 2/2 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order be released 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 below where the case is pending in connection with Khirhar Police Station Case No.16 of 2018, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as well as condition that the petitioner shall fully co-operate with the investigation/trial of the case, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner. (Birendra Kumar, J) abhishek/- U T