Arjun Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84676 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-193 Year-2024 Thana- SAMASTIPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Arjun Kumar, Son of Rajo Ray @ Raju Ray @ Raju Rai, Resident of VillageManiyarpur, PS- Warisnagar, District - Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bijay Bhushan Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 21-02-2025 Heard Mr. Bijay Bhushan Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Samastipur Town P.S. Case No.193 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 3, 4, 5 and 7 of Immoral Traffic (Prevention Act, 1956) and Section 6 of the POCSO Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that on information that Amit rest house was used for illegal flesh trade, the rest house was raided and it is alleged that many persons along with the petitioner were found in different room. The petitioner was found with a lady aged about 25 years.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84676 of 2024(3) dt.21-02-2025 2/2 case. It is further submitted that the petitioner and the lady both are major and they were in the room with consent. A statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent. He is languishing in judicial custody since 12.09.2024.

5. The learned APP for the State has submitted that as the petitioner and the lady found with him in the room are major, no offence is attracted.

6. 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 Additional Sessions Judge-VI-cum-Special Court, POCSO, Samastipur in connection with Samastipur Town P.S. Case No. 193 of 2024.

7. Accordingly, the present bail application stands allowed.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) durgesh/- U T