Nandlal Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1916 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-124 Year-2020 Thana- MUFFASIL District- West Champaran ====================================================== NANDLAL SAH SON OF SRI RAJENDRA SAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGEBANUCHHAPAR, WARD NO 11, POLICE STATIONBETTIAH(MUFASSIL) BANUCHHAPAR, DISTRICTWEST CHAMPARAN ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Mritunjay Kumar Chaubey S/o Late Lakshamikant Chaubey R/o of Village- Rajendra Nagar, Banuchhapar, P.S.- O.P. Banuchhapar, District- West Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anand Kishore Choudhary, Adv.

For the State :

Mr. Uday Pratap Singh, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Dhannjay Kumar No. 2, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 14-02-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Bettiah (Mufassil) (Banuchhapar O.P.) P.S. Case No. 124 of 2020 registered under Sections 363 and 366(A) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 8 and 18 of the POCSO Act. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Further submission is that petitioner is not named in the first information report. There is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1916 of 2021(4) dt.14-02-2022 2/2 specific allegation against three co-accused persons namely Lal Babu, Kaushal Raj and Pintu respectively. Further he submits that the instant first information report has been lodged after a delay of four days without explanation. Petitioner has no criminal history.

Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing personal bond to the satisfaction of the A.D.J.-I, West Champaran, Bettiah in connection with Bettiah (Mufassil) (Banuchhapar O.P.) P.S. Case No. 124 of 2020, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P.C.

utkarsh/- (Arvind Srivastava, J) U T