Noor Mohammad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66952 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-182 Year-2024 Thana- GOPALGANJ TOWN DistrictGopalganj ====================================================== Noor Mohammad Son of Bulli Miya @ Bhulli Miya R/o Village- Sadhu Chowk near Puja Nursery, Gopalganj, P.S.- Gopalganj, District- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Umesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rina Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 11-11-2024 1.

Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

This application, for grant of anticipatory bail, arises out of Gopalganj PS case no. 182 of 2024, disclosing offences punishable under Sections 3/7(2)(c) of Immoral Traffic Prevention Act.

3.

The prosecution story, as per the First Information Report, is that on secret information that prostitution business is going on in the house of Umaratan Khatoon, the informant along with police party reached there, they found three ladies and three gents in objectionable condition, out of which one male fled away. In presence of independent witnesses, apprehended persons disclosed their names as Umaratan Khatoon, Munni Devi, Puja Devi, M.D. Nawaz, Ashgar Ali and Bhuttu Kuraishi. It has been alleged that the apprehended

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66952 of 2024(2) dt.11-11-2024 2/2 persons disclosed that they are sex workers and petitioner and his mother Umaratan Khatoon run the prostitution business by calling the boys and girls in their house. It has further been alleged that the petitioner managed to escape from the place of occurrence at the time of police raid.

4.

Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case due to the fact that petitioner is son of co-accused Umaratan Khatoon, however he is living separately from her mother. Learned counsel further submits that petitioner has nothing to do with the alleged occurrence.

5.

Regard being had to the submissions made on behalf of the parties and taking into consideration the fact that the name of the petitioner has been disclosed by the arrested persons and the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of similar nature of offence, I am not inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6.

This application is, accordingly, rejected.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) rinkee/- U T