Sarali @ Noorjahan Khatoon @ Sarli Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65214 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-26 Year-2018 Thana- BETTIAH CITY District- West Champaran ====================================================== Sarali @ Noorjahan Khatoon @ Sarli Devi, Wife of Late Bhukhal Miyan Resident of Mohalla- Naurangabag, Ward No. 33, P.S.- Bettiah Town, District- West Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Umesh Chandra Verma For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ramchandra Sahni ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 25-10-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State.

Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Bettiah Town P.S. Case No.26 of 2018, for the offence punishable under Sections 354 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code, Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Section 12 of the POCSO Act.

The allegation against the petitioner is that son of the petitioner sent objectionable photograph of the sister of the informant to one Ranjan Kumar and when the informant went to make a complain before the petitioner, she was abused and scolded by the petitioner. It has further been alleged that the son of the petitioner has committed this offence at her behest. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65214 of 2019(2) dt.25-10-2019 2/2 on the basis of the fact that she happens to be the mother of coaccused, Ehsan Miyan and there was previous enmity between the parties on some trivial issue. Learned counsel further submits that son of the petitioner has been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No.62043 of 2019.

After having heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State and taking into consideration the fact that son of the petitioner has been granted bail by this Court, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of surrender by him, he shall be released on anticipatory bail by the Court below upon furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Ist Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, POCSO Act, West Champaran, Bettiah, subject to the condition as mentioned under Section 438 (2) of Cr.P.C.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) sanjeev/- U T