Patna High CourtCR. MISC./50975/2024bail granted

Nand Lal Mahaldar @ Nandlal Mahaldar @ Nand Lal Mahdar v. The State Of Bihar

2024-08-06Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50975 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-150 Year-2024 Thana- DAGARUA District- Purnia ====================================================== Nand Lal Mahaldar @ Nandlal Mahaldar @ Nand Lal Mahdar Son Of Late Kanak Lal Mahaldar @ Late Kanak Mahaldar Resident Of Koraili, Ward No. 13, P.S. - Dagarua, District - Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Md Fazle Karim, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anuj Kumar Shrivastava, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Dagarua P.S. Case No. 150 of 2024 dated 14.05.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 341, 323, 354B, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 12 of the POCSO Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is alleged to have molested the informant's daughter and tried to commit rape on her.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. There is a land dispute between the parties. It is further

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50975 of 2024(2) dt.06-08-2024 2/2 submitted that the petitioner has no concern with the alleged offence. No offence u/s 354B is made out against the petitioner. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 15.05.2024.

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

6. 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, Purnea in connection with Dagarua P.S. Case No. 150 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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