Patna High CourtCR. MISC./50389/2023bail granted

Arvind Patel v. The State Of Bihar

2023-08-16Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50389 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-196 Year-2023 Thana- RAMNAGAR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Arvind Patel Son Of Gyan Chand Patel R/O-Taulaha, P.S.-RAMNAGAR, Distt-West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Informant :

Mr. Asif Kalim, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umanath Mishra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-08-2023 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove defect (s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks on resumption of physical mode.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the informant as well as learned A.P.P for the State.

3. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Ramnagar P.S. Case No. 196 of 2023 dated 02.05.2023 registered for the offences u/ss 363 and 366A read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act.

4. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant for the purpose of marriage under conspiracy.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50389 of 2023(2) dt.16-08-2023 2/2

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. There is love affair between the parties. There is nothing on record which shows that the victim girl was forced to have illicit intercourse with another person. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 13.05.2023.

6. Learned counsel for the informant as well as learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Ramnagar P.S. Case No. 196 of 2023.

8. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T