Arvind Choudhary And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.46687 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-110 Year-2018 Thana- PAKARIBARAW District- Nawada ======================================================

1. Arvind Choudhary, Son of Dinesh Choudhary, Resident of Village- Bisthapit, P.S.- Rajgir, District- Nalanda at Biharsharif.

2. Nilam Devi, Wife of Late Kamlesh Manjhi, Resident of VillageSamay, P.S.- Muffasil, District- Nawada. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sheo Kumar Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dr. Rabindra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 27-08-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

Petitioners apprehend their arrest in Pakribrawan P.S. case no. 110 of 2018 instituted for the offence under Section(s) 342, 370, 384/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Bonded Labour Abolition Act, 1976, and Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act.

It is alleged in the written report that these petitioners on allurement to provide job took away total 22 minor boys from the village to Jaipur bangle factory. One of the minor boy became ill. The villager, namely Saudagar Manjhi along with one other person went to meet the minor boy who had become ill and brought him back from the Jaipur Bangle factory. They

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46687 of 2018(5) dt.27-08-2018 2/2 also wanted to meet other boys but were not allowed to meet them. It is further alleged that petitioners demanded Rs. 10,000/- each boy to return them.

The learned Sessions Judge, Nawada has mentioned in the impugned order that it has come in para 26 and 36 of the case diary that 17 children were recovered by the police. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners stands rejected.

Petitioners may surrender before the Court below and make prayer for regular bail which shall be considered and disposed of on its own merit in accordance with law without being prejudiced by the present order.

(Sanjay Priya, J) shyambihari/- U T