Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44447 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-30 Year-2018 Thana- SITAMARHI District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== SANTOSH KUMAR S/o Ramesh Bhagat R/o village- Bhandari, P.S.- Belsand, District- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ganesh Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER 19-07-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest for the offences alleged under Sections 363, 366A IPC registered in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 30 of 2018.

3. It is submitted that the petitioner have been falsely implicated as evident from the statement of the so-called victim girl recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. wherein she has categorically stated that she had voluntarily gone to her maternal grandfather's house. She has not named the petitioner in her deposition. It is therefore, submitted that the ingredients of Section 366A of IPC are not satisfied. The petitioner claims clean antecedents.

4. Be that as it may, in the event of the petitioner's arrest or surrender before the court below within six weeks from the date of communication of this order, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Sitamarhi in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 30 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) Cr.P.C. and also subject to the following further conditions:

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44447 of 2019(2) dt.19-07-2019 2/2 i. That one of the bailors shall be a close relative of the petitioner. ii. That the petitioner shall not indulge in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial.

iii. That the petitioner shall co-operate with the investigation, if not already concluded, and make himself available as and when so required and in case of failure, the State shall be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

iv. The petitioner shall remain physically present in Court on each and every date during trial and in the event of failure on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be liable to be cancelled by the learned Court concerned. (Vikash Jain, J) Chandran/- U T