Patna High CourtCR. MISC./62546/2024bail granted

Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2024-09-23Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62546 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-27 Year-2024 Thana- HARPUR District- Munger ====================================================== Ranjan kumar son of Bageshwar singh village- Ganauli, ps- Harpur, distMunger ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bhagya Narayan Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-09-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Harpur P.S. Case No. 27/2024 dated 24.02.2024 registered for the offence punishable u/s 363 and 366A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 8 of the POCSO Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused person are alleged to have kidnapped the minor grand daughter of the informant for the purpose of marriage.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62546 of 2024(2) dt.23-09-2024 2/3 that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. There was love affair between the parties. The victim in her statement recorded u/s 164 of the Cr.P.C. has supported the prosecution case but there is nothing on record which shows that the victim was forced or seduced to have illicit intercourse with another person. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 28.02.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner by submitting that the victim is a minor girl.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Munger in connection with Harpur P.S. Case No. 27/2024, with the condition ;- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62546 of 2024(2) dt.23-09-2024 3/3 date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T