Single-judge oral order granting anticipatory bail to petitioners apprehending arrest in a criminal case involving offences under IPC and Prevention of Witch Practice Act, conditioned on bail bonds and local surety.
Petitioners to be released on bail on furnishing bonds of Rs. 25,000/- each with adequate sureties subject to CCO conditions.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24801 of 2018
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -48 Year- 2017 Thana -MAHILA P.S. District- BANKA
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.... .... Petitioners
Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Mukherjee For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER
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Learned counsel for the petitioners is permitted to make necessary correction in paragraph-1 of the petition in the course of the day.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioners.
Petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Banka Mahila P.S. Case No. 48 of 2017, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 448, 341, 323, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, including Sections 3/4 of Prevention of Witch Practice Act.
Allegation against the petitioners is that they have misbehaved with the informant and told her to administer night soil to her.
Submission of learned counsel for the petitioners is that
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falsity of the prosecution case will appear from the fact that there is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners and even according to FIR no night soil was administered on her.
Heard learned APP also.
Having heard both sides and in the facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka, in connection with Banka Mahila P.S. Case No. 48 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and further condition is that one of the bailors shall be a local person having sufficient immovable properties within the jurisdiction of court concerned.
(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioners are eligible to be released on bail in connection with the FIR.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Shani Sharma and Ranju Devi
The State of Bihar
Vinod Kumar Sinha
As recorded by the court registry
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