Ranjit Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47371 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-304 Year-2022 Thana- MOTIHARI MUFASIL District- East Champaran ====================================================== RANJIT RAM Son of Vishwanath Ram R/V- Bahuari, P.S- Lakhaura, DistEast champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Abhishek Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Brajendra Nath Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 06-12-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defects within four weeks.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 366(A), 363, 34 of the Indian Penal Code, later on added section 8 of POCSO Act added.

The allegation against the petitioner is that he kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant with an intention to marry with her.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. He

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47371 of 2022(2) dt.06-12-2022 2/3 has been falsely implicated in this case. No such occurrence, in the manner as alleged, has ever taken place. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. He further submits that the victim was recovered and her statement was recorded u/s 164 Cr.PC in which she stated that her parents want to marry her forcefully with her brother-in-law, who is a father of four children, after the death of her sister due to which she left natural guardianship of her parents and went to her mausi in Nepal. She further averted that she did not know any of the accused persons. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent, as mentioned in para-3 of the bail application.

Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

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 six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/Successor Court in connection with Motihari Mufassil (Lakhaura) P.S. Case No.304 of 2022,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47371 of 2022(2) dt.06-12-2022 3/3 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) shikha/- U T