Sameer Sahgal @ Tabrej Alam v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58518 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-903 Year-2024 Thana- GOPALGANJ TOWN DistrictGopalganj ====================================================== Sameer Sahgal @ Tabrej Alam Son of Md. Aziz R/o Village - Amarpura, P.S. - Mohammadpur, District - Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
Ruchi Kumari D/o Rajesh Pandey R/o Village - Kukurbhuka, P.O. - Manikpur, PS. and Dist. - Gopalganj ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Nafisuzzoha, Advocate For the State :
Mr.Mohammed Arif, APP For the Informant :
Mr.Bal Govind Sharma, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 29-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Gopalganj P.S. Case No. 903 of 2024 registered for the offences under Sections 376, 313, 341, 342, 504, 506/34 of the I.P.C. and under Section 4 of the POCSO Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, it is alleged that the petitioner has forcefully established physical relationship with the informant by concealing his religion and even blackmailing her and the entire family members of the petitioner have been involved in the said occurrence.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58518 of 2025(2) dt.29-08-2025 2/3 petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the instant case. Further submission is that without going into the merits of the case, it is being brought to the knowledge of this Court that the petitioner and the victim have married on 27.02.2025 and she is living presently with her in-laws, i.e., the parents of the petitioner. It is further submitted that the parties have also compromised the matter. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.
5. Learned counsel for the informant does not dispute this fact that the marriage is now being solemnized between the petitioner and the victim and they have also compromised the dispute.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions advanced on behalf of the parties that the petitioner and the victim have solemnized marriage, let the petitioner above named be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Gopalganj P.S. Case No. 903 of 2024, subject to the conditions
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58518 of 2025(2) dt.29-08-2025 3/3 as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure read with corresponding Section 482(2) of B.N.S.S. as well as subject to the following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be his close relative.
(ii) The petitioner shall remain physically present in Court on each date of the trial.
(iii) In case of absence on two consecutive dates, or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the Court concerned. (iv) The learned Court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.
7. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is allowed. (Sourendra Pandey, J) tusharika/- U T