Naseeban Khatoon @ Naseba Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62205 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-167 Year-2021 Thana- KOPA District- Saran ====================================================== Naseeban Khatoon @ Naseba Khatoon Wife Of Maksud Miya Resident Of Village- Piyano, Ps- Kopa, Dist- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vijay Kumar Srivastva For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Jitendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 18-09-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 363, 366A, 354B, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per FIR, the allegation against the accused persons including this petitioner is that they abducted daughter of the informant due to ulterior motives.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case merely on the basis of suspicion. As per statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C., which is mentioned at Para-8 of the bail petition, wherein she has not stated about the complicity of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62205 of 2023(2) dt.18-09-2023 2/2 petitioner in this alleged occurrence. Similarly situated coaccused persons have already been granted bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 22.06.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No.6210 of 2022. It is further submitted that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. Moreover, he is languishing in judicial custody since 03.07.2023. Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as custody of the petitioner, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Kopa P.S. Case No. 167 of 2021 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Manishkumar/- U T