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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./57619/2018bail granted

Md. Latif v. The State Of Bihar

2019-05-14Mr. Justice Rajendra Kumar Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57619 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-11 Year-2018 Thana- MAHILA PS District- Katihar ====================================================== Md. Latif, Son of Md. Anwar, resident of Village- Phulhara, Police StationMansahi, District- Katihar. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sandeep Patil For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 14-05-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehend his arrest in connection with Mahila P.S. Case no. 11 of 2018, registered under Section 376, 323 and 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The accusation is that petitioner committed rape upon the informant, who is handicapped, aged about 15 years, on allurement of marriage. Thereafter, informant conceived pregnancy, but petitioner started to give pressure upon the informant for abortion. In the meantime, informant gave birth of premature male baby on 01.01.2018 in spite of that she was being tortured by the petitioner and his family members. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that informant of the present case had already filed Maintenance

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57619 of 2018(6) dt.14-05-2019 2/2 Case No. 377 of 2017 in the court of Principal Judge, Family Court, Katihar against the petitioner claiming about developing physical relation by the petitioner and conceiving the pregnancy and performing Nikah with her and later on removing from her matrimonial house, which would appear from paragraph-7 of the petition. Further submission is that present case is lodged by the informant concealing facts of the said case.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Mahila Police P.S. Case No. 11 of 2018, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438

(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J) manish/- U T