Subodh Prasad Yadav @ Subodh Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85865 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-69 Year-2023 Thana- RAJEPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== Subodh Prasad Yadav @ Subodh Rai Son Of Late Gopal Rai Resident Of Village - Mahammadpur Sagar, P.S. - Rajepur, District - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner
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The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr.Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party :
Mr.Md. Aslam Ansari, Addl Public Prosecutor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-06-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 354B, 370, 371, 372/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, on receiving information about human trafficking and two girls being forcibly kept by the petitioner at his house, a raid was conducted and two girls were recovered. Petitioner was apprehended on the spot.
4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been made victim of false implication due to police mechanism and maneuvering. He submits that the petitioner and his two sons have been made accused in this case. It appears to be improbable that father and his sons together might have indulged in flesh trade. Moreover,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85865 of 2023(5) dt.28-06-2024 2/2 girls are artists and they were performing dance in the Orchestra run by the petitioner. Co-accused Manish Kumar, with similar allegation, has already been allowed regular bail by a coordinate bench of this Court vide order passed in Cr.Mis.No.53973/2023. Petitioner claims clean antecedent. Charge sheet has already been filed. Petitioner is in custody since 29.9.2023.
5. Considering the aforesaid facts of the case, prayer for regular bail of the petitioner is allowed. Let the petitioner, mentioned above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sadar, Motihari, East Champaran in Rajepur Police Station Case No. 69 of 2023.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T