Karan Kumar @ Karan Raut v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.65561 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -188 Year- 2018 Thana -BARBIGHA District- SEKHPURA ======================================================
1. Karan Kumar @ Karan Raut, S/o Satyendra Raut, Resident of VillageGangti, P.S.- Barbigha, District- Sheikhpura. .... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar.
.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Binit Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Narendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 02-11-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.
The petitioner seeks bail in Barbigha (Mission O.P.) P.S. Case No. 188/2018, instituted for the offences under Sections 363, 366 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 8 of POCSO Act.
Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that victim girl on her recovery has given statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C., which has been enclosed as Annexure-2, wherein she has stated that she had voluntarily gone with this petitioner and has also performed marriage with him. She wants to live with this petitioner. The court below has assessed the age of victim girl to be 16 years.
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.65561 of 2018 (2) dt.02-11-2018 2/2 Petitioner is in custody since 28.08.2018.
Considering the aforesaid fact and circumstances, prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail is allowed. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned 1st Additional District & sessions Judge, Sheikhpura in connection with Barbigha (Mission O.P.) P.S. Case No. 188/2018, subject to the conditions that both the bailors shall be the close relative of the petitioner. (Sanjay Priya, J.) Rakhi U T