Vikram Kewat @ Vikram Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.76357 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-290 Year-2018 Thana- HARNAUT District- Nalanda ====================================================== Vikram Kewat @ Vikram Kumar Son of Bhola Kewat, Resident of VillageVishurpur, PS Bind District-Nalanda. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Rabindra Prasad Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER 14-03-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest for the offences alleged under Sections 366(A) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code registered in connection with Harnaut (Gokulpur) P.S. Case No. 290 of 2018.

3. It is submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated as evident from the statement of the victim girl recorded under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C. wherein it has been stated that coaccused Lakhendra Kumar had come along with three other persons including the petitioner. However, no overt act has been alleged against the petitioner. The victim girl was taken to Delhi by Sachu Kewat at the instance of Lakhendra Kumar as stated in her said deposition. 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.76357 of 2018(3) dt.14-03-2019 2/2 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif in connection with Harnaut (Gokulpur) P.S. Case No. 290 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. and with further conditions -- (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 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. (iv) That the petitioner shall cooperate 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.

BT/- (Vikash Jain, J) U T