Bajrangi Tanti v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69412 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-167 Year-2019 Thana- BHARGAMA District- Araria ====================================================== BAJRANGI TANTI SON OF LAKSHMI TANTI @ LAKSHMI DAS R/O VILLAGE- KUSHMAUL, P.S.- BHARGAMA, DISTRICT- ARARIA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vipin Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Zainul Abedin ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 28-02-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State. The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 341, 447, 448, 354(A), 354(B), 354(D), 384, 504, 506, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 66 of the Information Technologies Act. As per allegation in the FIR, informant's daughter, aged about 18 years, who is student of BA Part I has been continuously teased by the petitioner and co-accused Rudal Kumar Tanti. It is further alleged that they made her photo and video viral on social media and threatened the victim girl for kidnapping otherwise to pay Rs. 2 lac as Rangdaari. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. In fact,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69412 of 2022(2) dt.28-02-2023 2/2 daughter of the informant was in love with the brother of the petitioner. No specific date or event has been mentioned in the FIR with respect to extortion, which creates doubt in authenticity of the prosecution story. Similarly situated other accused has already been enlarged on bail vide order dated 26.11.2021 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 23918 of 2022 by different Bench. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 27.09.2022.

The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Araria in connection with Bhargama P.S. Case No. 167 of 2019.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U