Arati Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77464 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-193 Year-2023 Thana- PANAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Arati Devi W/O Bablu Bhagat Village- Khaira Koreya, Ps. Khaira, Dist. Saran.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Avnish Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Tarkeshwar Nath Thakur ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 27-02-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case instituted for the offence under Sections 353, 366(A) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The allegation against the petitioner is of abducting the informant's daughter and one of her friends with an intention to sale them.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. She has committed no offence. The victims girl have been recovered and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77464 of 2023(3) dt.27-02-2024 2/3 their statements recorded u/s 164 of the Cr.P.C., in which they stated that this petitioner taken away them to Delhi after administering some intoxicating material. He submitted that the I.O. says that on a tip-off received on 06.08.2023 (para-14 of the C.D.), he conducted raid at the residence of this petitioner at village- Gunjeshwar, P.S.- Faridabad at Delhi and apprehended the petitioner and recovered both the girls from there and gave information to the local police station (para-17 of the case diary). He further submitted that the informant of this case is her Bhabhi from village relationship and implicated in this concocted case out of some mis-understanding and the alleged occurrence never took place. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail petition. She is languishing in judicial custody since 08.08.2023.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, petitioner being a lady as well as period of custody, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail after framing of charge, if not framed. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77464 of 2023(3) dt.27-02-2024 3/3 only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.-II, Saran at Chapra in connection with Panapur P.S. Case No. 193 of 2023. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Arish/- U T