Patna High CourtCR. MISC./61133/2023allowed

Saurav Kumar @ Chhotu v. The State Of Bihar

2023-09-15Mr. Justice Sunil Kumar Panwar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61133 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-578 Year-2023 Thana- BODHGAYA District- Gaya ====================================================== SAURAV KUMAR @ CHHOTU SON OF DINESH PRASAD RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- AMWANI, PS- BODHGAYA, DISTT- GAYA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shivendra Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Umesh Lal Verma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 15-09-2023 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 341, 354(A), 354(D), 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is of outraging the modesty to the daughter of the informant.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case due to village dispute. He has committed no offence. The daughter of the informant been chased and harassed since such a longer time but the she would not have kept mum and she must have stated about that at least to the friends of her class but no such witness

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61133 of 2023(2) dt.15-09-2023 2/2 have come forward to support the prosecution case. There is no complaint with regard to physical assault, sexual abuse/misbehave against the petitioner to the victim girl. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail petition. He is languishing in judicial custody since 12.07.2023.

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 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 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 Bodhgaya P.S. Case No. 578 of 2023.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) arish/- U