Manjoor Khalifa v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57939 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1069 Year-2018 Thana- SITAMARHI District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Manjoor Khalifa Son Of Late Shankar Khalifa R/O Village- Bohatola Ward No.9 Khajurbanni, Ps And Dist- 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.Anil Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 01-09-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
The petitioner has filed the instant application for grant of regular bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 363, 365, 370, 370A, 372, 373, 376, 120B/34 of the I.P.C., Sections 3, 4, 5, 6 of Immoral Traffic Act, Sections 4 & 6 of POCSO Act and Section 75 of J.J. Act. As per prosecution case, the informant got information about flesh trade which was being run by bringing minor girls from different parts of the country, a raid was conducted in the alleged village. It is further alleged that petitioner is also indulged in business of flesh trade as from his house, various objectionable items apart from minor girls were recovered.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57939 of 2023(2) dt.01-09-2023 2/3 that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in the present case. Victim girls were brought by another co-accused persons but surprisingly, no FIR was registered in respect of missing of the said girls by their family members, which shows that all the girls are willingly indulged in flesh trade. It is further submitted that all the victims were examined by the doctor and they were found to be major. Similarly situated other accused namely, Babar Khan has already been enlarged on bail by another coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 21.09.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 36681 of 2022. It is also submitted that petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 27.09.2022.
Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for Bail.
Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case as well as period of custody, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No.1069 of 2018 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District & Sessions
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57939 of 2023(2) dt.01-09-2023 3/3 Judge VI-cum-Special Judge, POCSO, Sitamarhi. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) lata/- U T