Patna High CourtCR. MISC./55851/2024bail granted

Uago Muni @ Ugo Muni v. The State Of Bihar

2024-08-20Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55851 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-46 Year-2024 Thana- CHAUTHAM District- Khagaria ====================================================== Uago Muni @ Ugo Muni S/o Gurudev Muni R/o vill - Chhoti Muskipur, P.S. - Gogri, Distt.- Khagaria ... ... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar 2.

Sunaina Devi W/o Sarjan Sharma R/o vill - Tilay, P.S. - Chautham, Distt. - Khagaria ... ... Opposite Partys ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Shashank Shekhar For the Opposite Party :

Mr.Dilip Kumar No. 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Chautham P.S. Case No. 46/2024 dated 19.02.2024 registered for the offence punishable u/s 366A read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. 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.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The victim in her statement recorded u/s 164 of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55851 of 2024(2) dt.20-08-2024 2/2 Cr.P.C. has stated that she has solemnized marriage with the petitioner. There is nothing on record which shows that the victim was forced or seduced 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 29.02.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner by submitting that the victim is a minor girl.

6. 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, Khagaria in connection with Chautham P.S. Case No. 46/2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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