The Patna High Court allowed the petitioner's bail application in a kidnapping and POCSO case, directing him to furnish a bond of Rs. 20,000 with two sureties of like amount each at the Bettiah court.
Petitioner enlarged on bail by furnishing a bond of Rs. 20,000 with two sureties of like amount each.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50907 of 2022
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-186 Year-2021 Thana- BAGHA District- West Champaran
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BHOLA GOD @ BHOLA KUMAR SON OF NAND KISHORE GOD R/O VILLAGE- NARAYANPUR, P.S.- BAGHA PATHKHAULI, DISTRICTWEST CHAMPARAN (BETTIAH), BIHAR
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
THE STATE OF BIHAR
... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Anant Kumar Mishra Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Pushpa Singh A.P.P ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 14-12-2022
Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove defect (s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks on resumption of physical mode.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under sections 363, 366A and 379 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 8 of the POCSO Act.
As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and coaccused persons are alleged to have kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant for the purpose of marriage.
Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that
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the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The co-accused has already been granted bail by the Co-ordinate Bench vide order dated 13.05.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 67290 of 2021. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 02.02.2022.
Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.
Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Bagha Pathkhauli P.S. Case No. 186 of 2021.
The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner in offences under IPC Sections 363, 366A, 379 read with 34 and Section 8 of the POCSO Act.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Bhola God @ Bhola Kumar
The State of Bihar
Chandra Prakash Singh
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