Ram Parwesh Mahto @ Rampravesh Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74088 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-205 Year-2021 Thana- MOTIPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== RAM PARWESH MAHTO @ RAMPRAVESH MAHTO SON OF LATE SURAJ MAHTO RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - DEORIA CHOWK RAMCHANDARPUR, P.S. - DEORIA, DISTRICT - MUZAFFARPUR ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Madhura Nand Jha, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 06-03-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 363, 376 and 120(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and is a senior citizen aged about 70 years and is father of Shivpujan Kumar with whom the victim was in love and eloped but subsequently in her statement recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. the victim supported the case of the prosecution and alleged that she was ravished by Shivpujan Kumar. It is further submitted that petitioner, being father of Shivpujan Kumar, was not even aware of the relationship of the victim with his son. It is next

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74088 of 2023(3) dt.06-03-2024 2/2 submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in the instant case with an allegation that the family members of Shivpujan Kumar also supported him in kidnapping. It is thus submitted that no father would indulge in such an act rather he has been implicated in the case in order to coerce Shivpujan Kumar into submission.

4. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Motipur P.S. Case No. 205 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T