Ravindra Ray @ Ranvir Ray v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80469 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-584 Year-2024 Thana- NAGAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Ravindra Ray @ Ranvir Ray Son of Lakhan Ray Resident of Village -Hasanpur Police Station -Tajpur Halai OP, Dist- samstipur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ranjeet Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Bharat Bhushan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 10-02-2025 Heard Mr. Ranjeet Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Bharat Bhushan representing the State.
2. The petitioner is in judicial custody in connection with Hajipur Town P.S. Case No. 584 of 2024 for the offences punishable under Sections 54, 143, 127(2), 64 and 62(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and sections 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Immoral Traffick Act and later added sections 4, 6, 8, 10 and 17 of the POCSO Act, lodged on 11.08.2024.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that upon knowledge of immoral trafficking/illegal prostitution business going on in various hotels of Hajipur, the same were raided. In course thereof, Arun Residential Hotel, the Residential Hotel Shukla and Paras Residential Hotel were searched in which a number of customers/accused persons and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80469 of 2024(2) dt.10-02-2025 2/3 others along with victims, XA, XB, XC were present. From the other places, YA, YB and ZA, ZB were also taken into custody along with so-called customers. Accordingly, the FIR came to be lodged against owners/managers/customers and those present were taken into custody.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he was waiting for the bus, moved in the restaurant for dining but was rounded of along with other persons. He is said to be present in the Arun Residential Hotel. The last submission is that some of the accused persons have been granted bail in Cr. Misc. No. 74376 of 2024 (Devendra Kumar and analogues cases).
5. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts as also his period of custody being 11.08.2024, he do not have criminal antecedent, others have been extended relief, in that background, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of bail with conditions.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-VI cum Special Judge POCSO, Hajipur at Vaishali in connection with Hajipur Town P.S. Case
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80469 of 2024(2) dt.10-02-2025 3/3 No. 584 of 2024 subject to the following conditions: (i) one of the bailor should be the family member/relative of the petitioner who shall provide official document to show his/her bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner shall appear before the concerned police station every fortnight for six months to mark his attendance;
(iv) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(v) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) Vijay Singh/- U T