Ranjit Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52942 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-173 Year-2021 Thana- PARSABAZAR District- Patna ====================================================== 1.

Ranjit Prasad Son Of Ramesh Prasad R/O East Chanakya Colony, Nahar Par, Village- Nathupur, P.S.- Parsa Bazar, In The District Of Patna 2.

Manish Prasad Son Of Not Given R/O East Chanakya Colony, Nahar Par, Village- Nathupur, P.S.- Parsa Bazar, In The District Of Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Satyendra Narayan Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dr. Indiwar Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 07-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioners apprehending their arrest in connection with Parsa Bazar P.S. Case no. 173 of 2021 instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 354, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per allegation in the FIR, co-accused Ramesh Prasad, father-in-law of the petitioner tried to outrage the modesty of the daughter of the informant, aged about 14 years. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has submitted that petitioners are innocent and have been falsely implicated in this case. Only to save skin from a counter case, lodged by the petitioner against the informant, bearing Parsa Bazar P.S. Case No. 172 of 2021, the informant has dragged the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52942 of 2021(2) dt.07-04-2022 2/2 petitioners in present case only to make pressure upon them. Petitioners were also sustained injuries and sustained grievous and fracture injuries. Petitioners are next door neighbour of the informant and they are on inimical terms to each other. Both petitioners are bank employee and belong to a respectable society.

Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of Bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The petitioners are directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender in connection with Parsa Bazar P.S. Case no. 173 of 2021, they will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-VI-cum-Spl. Judge POCSO Act, Patna subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. sushma/- (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) U