Raja Kumar @ Raja Kumar Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65432 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-157 Year-2024 Thana- KASBA District- Purnia ====================================================== Raja Kumar @ Raja Kumar Thakur Son of Bidyanand Thakur Village- Radha Nagar Kasba, Ps- Kasba, Dist- Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar Bihar 2.

Bipin Kumar Thakur Son of Late Baleshwar Thakur village- Garbnali, Ghordaur Ward no. 11, Ps- kasba, dist- Purnea ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ram Prawesh Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Tapeshwar Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-09-2024 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 Kasba P.S. Case No. 157 of 2024 dated 06.07.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 96, 3(5) of the B.N.S. 2023 and Section 8 of the POCSO Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is alleged to have kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant for the purpose of marriage.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65432 of 2024(2) dt.30-09-2024 2/3 in this case. There was love affair between the victim and the petitioner. The victim in her statement recorded under section 164 of the Cr.P.C. has stated that she left the house with her own will and went to Patna and she solemnized her marriage with the petitioner at the temple. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no concern with the alleged offence. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 09.07.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6.

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, Purnea in connection with Kasba P.S. Case No. 157 of 2024 with the condition :- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65432 of 2024(2) dt.30-09-2024 3/3 bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

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