Patna High CourtCR. MISC./25779/2018bail granted

Shubham Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2018-07-16Mr. Justice Birendra Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.25779 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No.

-835 YearThana -BETTIAH CITY DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN (BETTIAH) ====================================================== Shubham Kumar, S/o Ramji Sah, R/o New Colony Koiri Tola, P.S.- Bettiah Town (Kalibag O.P.), District - West Champaran .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Dr. Mrityunjaya Kr. Gautam ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 16-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 363, 365 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act, 2012.

The FIR relates to kidnapping of the daughter of the informant. The victim in her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C. has alleged kidnapping by the petitioner and others for ransom.

However, contention of the petitioner is that different photographs and love letters written by the victim to the petitioner and enclosed with the supplementary affidavit would reveal that the matter is of love affairs and under pressure of the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25779 of 2018 (3) dt.16-07-2018 2/2 parents, false statement was given under Section 164 Cr.P.C. Petitioner is in custody since 27.11.2017.

Finding substance in the submission aforesaid, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Bettiah Town Police Station Case No. 835 of 2017, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall fully cooperate with the investigation/trial of the case, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner as well as condition that both the bailors shall be resident of within the territorial jurisdiction of the learned court below.

(Birendra Kumar, J) Kundan/- U T