Suresh Thakur @ Mukesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.19371 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -13 Year- 2018 Thana -BODHGAYA District- GAYA ======================================================

1. Suresh Thakur @ Mukesh Kumar, Son of Hareshwar Thakur, Resident of Village- Belaganj, P.S.- Belaganj, District- Gaya. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr.

For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 25-06-2018 Heard the parties.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bodhgaya P.S.Case No.13 of 2018 , registered for offences punishable under Sections 370/120(b) and Sections 3, 5, 6 and 7 of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956.

Allegation against the petitioner is of bringing the girl for immoral trafficking.

Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that none of the girl has named the petitioner. He has filed statement of the girl recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. that clearly shows that they have not named the petitioner and the petitioner is Hotel owner and he has nothing to do with the immoral trafficking. It has further been submitted that both the girls along with their

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19371 of 2018 (3) dt.25-06-2018 2/2 brother had come for Pind Dan and police arrested them. Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Having heard both sides and in view of the facts and circumstances, as stated above, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Gaya in connection with Bodh Gaya P.S.Case no.13 of 2018 subject to condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. With following conditions :

(i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be a local person having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the concerned court.

(ii) The petitioner will not induce any witness or tamper with the evidence.

(iii) The petitioner shall co-operate in the investigation of the case and make himself available as and when required by the Police, otherwise, the prosecution is free to move for cancellation of his bail bond. With the aforesaid direction, this application is allowed. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U T