Satya Deo Kumar @ Bihari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48243 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-225 Year-2023 Thana- BELDOUR District- Khagaria ====================================================== Satya Deo Kumar @ Bihari S/O Late Radhe Raman Pandit R/O VillageKunjari, P.S- Beldaur, Distt.- Khagaria. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Jai Kishor Poddar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 21-09-2024 Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Beldaur P.S. Case No.225 of 2023, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341/323/ 504 /506 /447/354B/509/294/34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 66(C)(E)/67(A) of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

3. It has been alleged in the FIR that the petitioner was used to take tuition in the family of the informant and he had taken vidoe of the informant's daughter and started putting pressure for marry. On refusal

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48243 of 2024(3) dt.21-09-2024 2/3 by the daughter of the informant he made the video viral.

4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He submits that dispute was going on between the informant and petitioner's uncle it is due to this reason case this been filed against him. He further submits that petitioner is ready to fulfill all the conditions whatsoever shall be imposed.

5. Learned Counsel for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits that on the previous occasion case-diary was called for. From the case-diary the allegation made in the FIR has been accepted by the witnesses and it has been filtered that he was involved in taking video of the informant's daughter and subsequently make it viral. Under the various provisions of the I.T. Act, this Court offers the petitioner to deposit 50 percent of the fine amount subject to result of the trial. Counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is poor and he is not in a position to deposit the same.

6. As such, this Court has no option but to refuse the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48243 of 2024(3) dt.21-09-2024 3/3 liberty that if in case the petitioner surrenders before the Court-below within four weeks from today, the Trial Court shall consider his prayer for bail on the same day without being prejudiced by the order of this Court.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Mkr./- U T