Govind Tanti @ Govind Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82201 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-49 Year-2023 Thana- MEDNI CHAUKI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Govind Tanti @ Govind Kumar Son of Rajendra Tanti Resident of VillageAbgil Rampur, P.S.- Medni Chowki, District- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Mahesh Rajak S/O Dhanik Rajak R/O Vill.- Abgil Rampur, P.S- Medni Chowki, Dist- Lakhisarai ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjeev Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nirmal Kumar Sinha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 10-01-2025 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in Medni Chowki P.S. Case No. 49 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 363/365 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Allegedly, petitioner is said to have kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No such occurrence as alleged ever took place. He has been falsely implicated in this case due to ulterior motive. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is totally false and based on concocted facts. It is further

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82201 of 2024(3) dt.10-01-2025 2/3 submitted that the statement of the victim under Section 164 Cr.P.C. has been recorded in which she has not supported the prosecution case and stated that fed up with torture of her parents, she herself went to Kerala. He further submits that the victim and petitioner accused Govind Tanti have solemnized marriage at Ashok Dham Temple, Lakhisarai with their own will. There is inordinate and abnormal delay of about two months in lodging the FIR without assigning any plausible and convincing reason for the said delay, which creates serious doubt about the prosecution case. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application and he is languishing in judicial custody since 09.08.2024.

5. Learned APP for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant opposed the prayer for bail and submits that the victim is minor and she was allured by this petitioner, hence he does not deserve the privilege of anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82201 of 2024(3) dt.10-01-2025 3/3 pending/successor court in connection with Medni Chowki P.S. Case No. 49 of 2023.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) devendra/- U T