Patna High CourtCR. MISC./1035/2025bail granted

Satish Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2025-05-08Mr. Justice Dr. Anshuman3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1035 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-193 Year-2024 Thana- DURAULI District- Siwan ====================================================== Satish Singh S/O Durga Singh Resident Of Village- Tarwa Parashiya, P.SDarauli, Distt.- Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar 2.

Kiran Devi W/O Raju Singh R/O Village- Tarwa Parashiya, P.S- Darauli, Distt.- Siwan.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rampravesh Nath Tiwari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Renu Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 08-05-2025 Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioner and Learned APP for the State.

2. The present criminal miscellaneous application has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as 'the BNSS, 2023') for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner who apprehends arrest in connection with Darauli P.S. Case No. 193 of 2024, lodged on 20.06.2024, under Sections 363/366 of the Indian Penal Code. Later on offences under Sections 4/8 of the POCSO Act have been added.

3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against four named accused persons including the present petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1035 of 2025(3) dt.08-05-2025 2/3 with allegation that petitioner has enticed away the daughter of the informant and there is direct involvement of the petitioner in the said occurrence.

4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel submits that on the previous occasion case-diary and statement of the victim under Section 164 Cr.P.C. were called for as the victim has been recovered. Statement of the victim under Section 164 Cr.P.C. has been received. Upon bare reading of the statement of the victim, it transpires that the victim and the petitioner went together with consent of each other and subsequently she returned. The victim has not alleged anything against the petitioner. Counsel for the petitioner submits that antecedent of the petitioner is clean.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. As such, in the present facts and circumstances of this case, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 4 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) as mentioned in Section 2(1)(d) of the BNSS, 2023 to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1035 of 2025(3) dt.08-05-2025 3/3 satisfaction of Exclusive Court of POCSO, Siwan, in connection with Darauli P.S. Case No.193 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down U/s 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Mkr./- U