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Soni Kumari and Ors. v. The State Of Bihar

Patna HC9 Jan 2015CR. MISC./33384/2014

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What is this about?

The Patna High Court granted bail to seven petitioners arrested under sections pertaining to child rape, POCSO, and ITP Act. The court imposed conditions requiring close relative sureties, relinquishment of other pending cases, and attendance obligations.

What did the court decide?

Release of petitioners on bail with a bond of Rs.5,000/- each and two sureties, subject to specific undertakings regarding attendance and no other pending cases.

Soni Kumari and Ors. Vs The State Of Bihar — Child Custody and Guardianship | Patna HC (2015)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31667 of 2014

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Arising Out of PS.Case No. -144 Year- 2014 Thana -ARWAL District- JEHANABAD ====================================================== Hema Devi, wife of Chotu Kumar @ Chotu Verma, Resident of Mohalla - Janakpur Dham, P.S. - Arwal, District - Arwal. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.33027 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -144 Year- 2014 Thana -ARWAL District- JEHANABAD ====================================================== Bhola Paswan, Son of Amareak Paswan, Resident of village - Janakpur Dham , P.S. + DIST-Arwal . .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.34167 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -144 Year- 2014 Thana -ARWAL District- JEHANABAD ====================================================== Shila Devi, Wife of Shashi Paswan, Resident of Village - Janakpur, Dham, P.S. + Distt. - Arwal. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.34190 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -144 Year- 2014 Thana -ARWAL District- JEHANABAD ====================================================== Punam Devi, Wife of Parma Ravidas, R/o Village Janakpur Dham, P.S. + District Arwal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar

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.... .... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.34325 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -144 Year- 2014 Thana -ARWAL District- JEHANABAD ====================================================== Manju Devi, W/o Birendra Sao, Resident of Village Salempur, P.S. Barh, District Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.33384 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -144 Year- 2014 Thana -ARWAL District- JEHANABAD ====================================================== 1. Soni Kumari, D/o Rupchand Paswan, resident of Village : Barh Bazar, P.S. : Barh, District : Patna. 2. Chuman Paswan, Son of Jugal Paswan, resident of Village : Amba Ojha Tola, P.S. : Piprahi, District : Sheohar. 3. Seema Kumari, D/o Chamku Paswan, resident of Janakpur Dham, P.S. and District : Arwal. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus

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The State of Bihar.

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.... .... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.33389 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -144 Year- 2014 Thana -ARWAL District- JEHANABAD ====================================================== 1. Jyoti Devi, W/o Binod Prasad 2. Puja Devi, W/o Abhay Paswan Both resident of Village - Janakpur Dham, P.S. - Arwal, District - Arwal. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.33392 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -144 Year- 2014 Thana -ARWAL District- JEHANABAD ======================================================

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Rakhi Kumari, Daughter of Vijay Prasad, resident of village - Janakpur Dham, P.S. - Arwal, District - Arwal.

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.... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.33610 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -144 Year- 2014 Thana -ARWAL District- JEHANABAD ====================================================== 1. Maya Devi, W/o Lalan Singh, resident of Village- Janakpur Dham, P.S.- Arwal, District- Arwal 2. Chandani Devi, W/o Binod Prasad, resident of Mohalla- Kankarbagh, P.S.- Kankarbagh, District- Patna .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.33633 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -144 Year- 2014 Thana -ARWAL District- JEHANABAD ====================================================== Md. Salim @ Samim, S/O- Md. Nijamuddin, Resident of Village- Pathak Bigha, P.S.- Karpi, Dist- Arwal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.33717 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -144 Year- 2014 Thana -ARWAL District- JEHANABAD ====================================================== 1. Pramilla Devi, W/o Ajeet Paswan 2. Rina Devi, W/o Ranvir Both r/o - village - Nala Road Arah, P.S. - Arrah Nagar, District - Bhojpur. At present - Janakpur Dham, P.S. - Arwal, District - Arwal. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar

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.... .... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.33951 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -144 Year- 2014 Thana -ARWAL District- JEHANABAD ====================================================== Gauri @ Muskan, D/o Shivlakhan Paswan, Resident of Village – Janakpur Dham, P.S. + Dist. - Arwal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.33996 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -144 Year- 2014 Thana -ARWAL District- JEHANABAD ====================================================== Rupa Devi, Wife of Dhiraj Prasad, Resident of Village - Janakpur Dham, P.S. + District - Arwal.

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.... .... Petitioner/s Versus

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The State of Bihar

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.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : (In Cr.Misc. No.31667 of 2014) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Binod Kumar Mishra For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Suresh Pd.Singh, (APP) (In Cr.Misc. No.33027 of 2014) For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Rashmi Kumari Mandilwar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, (APP) (In Cr.Misc. No.34167 of 2014) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Nitya Nand Neeraj, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Abhay Kr. Roy, (APP) (In Cr.Misc. No.34190 of 2014) For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Rashmi Kumari Mandilwar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, (APP) (In Cr.Misc. No.34325 of 2014) For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Rashmi Kumari Mandilwar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Suresh Pd. Singh, (APP) (In Cr.Misc. No.33384 of 2014) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raja Surendra Mohan, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Indu Bala Pandey, (APP) (In Cr.Misc. No.33389 of 2014) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Anita Kumari Singh, (APP) (In Cr.Misc. No.33392 of 2014) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ansul, Adv.

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For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Braj Kishore Pd., (APP) (In Cr.Misc. No.33610 of 2014) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Anita Kumari Singh, (APP) (In Cr.Misc. No.33633 of 2014) For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Rashmi Kumari Mandilwar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Abhay Kr. Roy, (APP) (In Cr.Misc. No.33717 of 2014) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Awadhesh Kumar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Vinod Shankar Modi, (APP) (In Cr.Misc. No.33951 of 2014) For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Rashmi Kumari Mandilwar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Suresh Pd.Singh, (APP) (In Cr.Misc. No.33996 of 2014) For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Rashmi Kumari Mandilwar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, (APP) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER

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3 09-01-2015 Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and the State.

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The Petitioners seek bail in a case instituted for the offence under Sections 370, 370(1), 372, 373, 419, 353, 427, 224, 109 of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 6/8 POCSO Act and Sections 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 of the I.T.P. Act.

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Considering the period of custody as also that the Petitioners have fair antecedents, let the Petitioners above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5,000/- (Five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each or any other surety to be fixed by the Court below to the satisfaction of 1^st Additional Sessions Judge, Jehanabad, in Connection with Arwal P.S. Case No. 144 of 2014 subject to the following conditions: (i)

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That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the Petitioners who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the Petitioners. The bailor will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the Petitioners. (ii) That the affidavit shall clearly state that the Petitioners are not accused in any other case and if they are, they shall not be released on bail. (iii) That the bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the court concerned if the Petitioners are implicated in any other case of similar nature after their release in the present case and thereafter the court below will be at liberty to initiate the proceeding for cancellation of bail on the ground of misuse. (iv) That the Petitioners will give an undertaking that they will receive the police papers on the given date and be present on date fixed for charge and if they fail to do so on two given dates and delay the trial in any manner, their bail will be liable to be cancelled for reasons of misuse. (v) That the Petitioners will be well represented on each date and if they fail to do so on two consecutive dates, their bail will be liable to be cancelled.

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(Anjana Prakash, J)

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S.Ali/-

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Soni Kumari and Ors. v. The State Of Bihar

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