The Patna High Court granted bail to the petitioner in a criminal case involving rape, assault, and moral turpitude offences, including those under the POCSO Act, subject to specific conditions.
Release on bail with a bond of Rs. 10,000/- and two sureties of the like amount, subject to specific conditions.
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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.52915 of 2015 (3) dt.15-02-2016
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.52915 of 2015
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -4 Year- 2015 Thana -NTPC KHAIRA District- AURANGABAD ====================================================== 1. Nitesh Kumar Son of Late Jitendra Singh Resident of Village - Bariym, P.S. N.T.P.C. Khaira, District - Aurangabad (Bihar). .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Aditya Narayan Singh-I(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA MOHAN SHARMA ORAL ORDER 3 15-02-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel representing the State. Petitioner seeks bail in connection with N.T.P.c. Khaira P.S. Case No. 04 of 2015 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 354(A), 354(D), 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 8/12 of POCSO Act.
Allegedly, the petitioner and two other FIR named accused persons directed the informant and her sister to sit on the motorcycle and on refusal started abusing them and further started pulling the informant after catching her hand and breast and thereafter, due to alarm being raised fled away.
Submission is of false implication and that name of the father of petitioner has wrongly been given as he is son of late
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.52915 of 2015 (3) dt.15-02-2016
Jitendra Singh and not son of Aman Sing, Aman Singh is his uncle, the petitioner has been implicated due to rivalry of PACS election resulting he is suffering in custody since 01.08.2015, chargesheet has already been submitted and there is no chance of tampering with prosecution evidence.
Learned APP opposes the prayer of bail.
In the facts and circumstances stated above, considering the period of detention, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on execution of bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, POCSO Act, Aurangabad in connection with N.T.P.C. Khaira P.S. Case No. 04 of 2015, subject to the conditions that one of the bailors must be a near relative and another having sufficient immovable property within the territorial jurisdiction of the court concerned and the petitioner shall remain present on each and every date during trial and the default on two consecutive dates on his part without any reason shall disentitle the petitioner from privilege of bail.
(Jitendra Mohan Sharma, J)
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is eligible for bail in connection with offences under the IPC and POCSO Act.
Whether false implication and electoral rivalry justify the grant of bail.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Nitesh Kumar
The State of Bihar
Jitendra Mohan Sharma
As recorded by the court registry
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