Patna High CourtCR. MISC./56707/2024bail granted

Santosh Kumar Turi v. The State Of Bihar

2024-09-25Mr. Justice Rajiv Roy3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56707 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-98 Year-2023 Thana- GARHI District- Jamui ====================================================== Santosh Kumar Turi SON OF SHANKAR TURI VILLAGE- SOKHO, PSGARHI, DIST- JAMUI ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pankaj Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Gauri Shankar Gupta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 25-09-2024 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner is in judicial custody in connection with Garhi P.S. Case No. 98 of 2023 for the offence punishable under Section 363/366A of the Indian Penal Code lodged on 07.11.2023 by the informant, Ranjeet Kumar Turi.

3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that the minor victim has been abducted by this petitioner which led to the registration of the F.I.R.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that both are young persons having same age (19 years), the girl on her own went to Ludhiana, subsequently, she returned and under Section 164 Cr.P.C. statement though submit that the petitioner took away earlier on a motorcycle and later on a train to Pune, nothing wrong has been committed upon her.

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5. The aforesaid facts have come in the statement of the girl which is part of the case diary called for by the Coordinate Bench earlier.

6. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail.

7. Considering the allegation, the girl has not narrated anything wrong against him, the petitioner is in custody since 11.06.2024 (para 13 of the petition), he is only of 19 years of age having no criminal antecedent putting him further in the jail with hardened criminal will serve no purpose, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of bail.

8. Let the 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 C.J.M. Jamui, in connection with Garhi P.S. Case No. 98 of 2023 subject to the following conditions:- (i). One of the bailor should be the family member of the petitioner who shall provide official document to show his bona fide;

(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates, without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56707 of 2024(3) dt.25-09-2024 3/3 (iii) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;

(iv) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) Ankit Kumar/- U T