Kajal Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58534 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-553 Year-2023 Thana- FORBESGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== KAJAL KHATOON W/O MD. FAIZAL @ FAIZAN R/O VILLAGEREFARRAL ROAD, WARD NO. 3, RAMPUR UTTAR, PS. FORBESGANJ, DIST. ARARIA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dr. Bidhu Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Parmanand Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 08-09-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case instituted for the offence under Sections 342 and 370A of the IPC, Sections 3(ii)(a)(b), 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 of the Immoral Traffic Act and Sections 4, 6, 8, 10 and 17 of the POCSO Act.

3. The allegation against the petitioner along with others is of indulging in illegal flesh trade of the minor girls.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. She has committed no offence. He submitted that only being the residents of red light area, the petitioner is alleged to have been found in the house of Md. Nasim but no any minor girl has been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58534 of 2023(2) dt.08-09-2023 2/2 recovered from the house of the co-accused Md. Nasim and only Afsana Khatoon, aged about 33 years has been recovered, who is none but the wife of Md. Nasim and the present petitioner is next door neighbour of Md. Nasim and only due to resident of red light area the petitioner has been implicated in the present case. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail petition. She is languishing in judicial custody since 19.06.2023.

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, period of custody as well as petitioner being a lady, 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 Court below in connection with Forbesganj P.S. Case No. 553 of 2023. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) arish/- U