Raja Baraik v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail application, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, B.A. No. 5601 of 2024, decided 05.08.2024 by Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary. Petitioner Raja Baraik granted bail in kidnapping case Bano P.S. Case No. 35 of 2023 / Special POCSO Case No. 37 of 2023, Sections 363 and 366A IPC; prosecutrix aged about 15 years, taken to Gujarat on 2nd May 2023, FIR dated 25.05.2023, statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C.; defence claim of voluntary travel and testimony under family pressure (cross-examination para 17); A.P.P. Jitendra Pandey opposed; bail bond Rs. 25,000 with two sureties; pending at Simdega; custody since 05.10.2023.
What did the court decide?
Release on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Court below. ¶14