Ranjit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55868 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-799 Year-2023 Thana- PHULWARISHARIF District- Patna ====================================================== Ranjit Kumar Son Of Chhotan Rajak Vill Jainpada Ps Ranitalab Distt Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dhananjay Kumar Tiwary For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anil Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 14-09-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 370 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 of the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per allegation in the FIR, employees of Atithi Guest House situated in Phulwarisharif used to allure the girls at the said guest house to take immoral business after calling them. On getting secret information, police surrounded the guest house and manager Ranjit Kumar (petitioner) was arrested on spot and on search victim girls in compromising situation and objectionable items were recovered from the said guest house. Victim girls were disclosed that they were forced by the accused

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55868 of 2023(3) dt.14-09-2023 2/2 persons to do such type of illegal work.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. Victim girls who were found in comprising situation, are not minor. . Petitioner was simply engaged as Manager of the said guest house. He has not been attributed any specific role in engaging any persons for immoral work. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and languishing in judicial custody since Petitioner is in custody since 5.6.2023.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Spl. Judge Excise Patna in connection with Phulwarisharif P.S. Case No. 799 of 2023.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U