Patna High CourtCR. MISC./61129/2023allowed

Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2023-09-15Mr. Justice Sunil Kumar Panwar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61129 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-232 Year-2023 Thana- BARAUNI District- Begusarai ====================================================== RANJAN KUMAR S/O PRAMOD PASWAN VILLAGE TILRATH, PSBARAUNI, DIST- BEGUSARAI ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dinesh Maharaj For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Arun Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 15-09-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case instituted for the offence under Sections 366, 504, 506, 341/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The allegation against the petitioner along with another is of abducting two girls with an intention to marry. It is further alleged that when the informant went to their house then the family members of the accused persons abused and tried to assault them.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He has committed no offence. The victim girl has recovered and her statement recorded u/s 164 of the Cr.P.C., in which she does not

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61129 of 2023(2) dt.15-09-2023 2/2 whisper about the complicity of this petitioner. She further stated in her statement that she went to Kolkata out of her sweet-will hence, it is quite apparent that no offence has been committed by the petitioner, this fact is also mentioned in the impugned order itself. Petitioner and the victim girl are major as well as co-villager and both of them are in love since long. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail petition. He is languishing in judicial custody since 06.06.2023.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as period of custody, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below in connection with Barauni P.S. Case No. 232 of 2023.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) arish/- U