Toofani Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71071 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-81 Year-2023 Thana- DHANSOI District- Buxar ====================================================== TOOFANI CHOUDHARY Son of Late Kalicharan Choudhary R/o vill - Pechfedwa, P.s. - Agiaon, Distt. - Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Amarendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Shyam Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 23-01-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 363, 366A, of the Indian Penal Code and Section 8, 12 of the POCSO Act.
3. As per FIR, the informant alleged that the petitioner and co-accused persons abducted her daughter due to ulterior motives.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this present case merely on the basis of suspicion. As per statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71071 of 2023(3) dt.23-01-2024 2/2 Cr.P.C., which is annexed with Case Diary, wherein she has stated that the she was in love with this petitioner and she went to Gujarat with him with her own sweet-will but she has not stated about any wrong doing against the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. Moreover, he is languishing in judicial custody since 16.06.2023.
5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of Bail.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as judicial custody, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Dhansoi P.S. Case No. 81 of 2023 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-VI-cum Special Judge, POCSO Act, Buxar.
(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Manishkr/- U T