Allowed

Gopal Sah @ Gopal Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC13 Nov 2020CR. MISC./29893/2020

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

In a criminal miscellaneous petition, the Patna High Court granted bail to the petitioner accused of kidnapping, abduction, and sexual offences under IPC and POCSO. The order imposed a bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties, directng completion of procedural defects post-COVID normalcy.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner released on bail on furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount to the Special Judge POCSO, Motihari.

Gopal Sah @ Gopal Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Narcotics (NDPS) | Patna HC (2020)

¶1

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29893 of 2020

¶2

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-79 Year-2020 Thana- HARSIDHI District- East Champaran

¶3

======================================================

¶4

GOPAL SAH @ GOPAL KUMAR Son of Late Punyadeo Sah Resident of Village-Daroga Tola, P.S.-Banjaria, District-East Champaran ... ... Petitioner Versus

¶5

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party

¶6

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Radha Mohan Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nityanand Tiwary, APP ======================================================

¶7

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH

¶8

ORAL ORDER

¶9

2 13-11-2020

¶10

Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, the matter is being taken up by

¶11

way of virtual Court proceeding.

¶12

The matter has been listed under the heading “For Orders” under the orders of Hon’ble the Chief Justice.

¶13

Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks after restoration of normalcy.

¶14

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

¶15

The petitioner seeks bail in a case for the offence registered under Sections 363, 366A & 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 8 & 12 of the POCSO Act.

¶16

Prosecution case in short is that on 01-03-2020 at night, the informant’s sister went out of her house to attend the call of nature but she did not return. It came to light that one Ranjeet Sah @ Dasai Sah forcibly took the informant’s sister on his motorcycle to his cousin brother Gopal Sah (petitioner).

¶17

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29893 of 2020(2) dt.13-11-2020 2/2

¶18

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner is in custody since 16-03-2020. Charge sheet/Prosecution report in this case has already been submitted. The petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. The victim has been recovered. Her statement vide Annexure-2 to the present application has been recorded in which, she has stated that she left the house out of her own sweet will and now, she has solemnized marriage with the petitioner.

¶19

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R.

¶20

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-Ist-cum-Special Judge, POCSO Act, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Harsidhi P.S. Case No. 79 of 2020.

¶21

(Sudhir Singh, J)

¶22

A.K.V.//-

Gopal Sah @ Gopal Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Gopal Sah @ Gopal Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

What the court decided

A compact analysis

Issues for consideration

Statutes considered

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Chandan Mahto Vs the State of Bihar

Vimlesh Ray @ Vimlesh Kumar Vs The State of Bihar

Dipu @ Dipak Kumar @ Aman Kumar Vs The State of Bihar

Md. Sonu @ Mohd. Sonu Vs The State of Bihar

Ravikant @ Chotu @ Ravi Kant Kumar @ Chotu Sharma Vs the State of Bihar

Vikash Manjhi Vs The State of Bihar