Saroj Kumar @ Saroj Kumar Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61249 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-240 Year-2024 Thana- CHAPRA MUFFASIL District- Saran ====================================================== Saroj kumar @ Saroj Kumar Rai Chandradeep Ray Resident of Naini Paschim Tola, P.S.-Chapra Muffasil, Distt.- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Ganita Devi W/o Umashankar Rai alias Matar Rai Resident of village-Naini Paschim Tola, P.S-Muffasil Saran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Nagendar Prasad Yadav, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Shyam Bihari Singh, APP For Opposite Party No.2 :

Mr. Anjani Parashar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-01-2025 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 363 and 366 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, this petitioner is alleged to have kidnapped the daughter of informant for the purpose of marriage.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that admittedly the victim is a major and was in relation with this petitioner and during pendency of this case, they have already solemnized marriage with the consent of family members of the parties and they are now living together

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61249 of 2024(5) dt.16-01-2025 2/2 as husband and wife. In this connection, they have also filed a compromise petition dated 23.11.2024, copy of which is Annexure-P/3 to the supplementary affidavit. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant/Opposite Party No. 2 does not dispute the contentions made on behalf of the petitioner and confirms the fact regarding compromise between the parties.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and compromise between the parties, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran in connection with Chapra Muffasil P.S. Case No. 240 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T