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Pradip Paswan v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC12 Jan 2023CR. MISC./25991/2022

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This court granted anticipatory bail to petitioners facing charges under kidnapping, abduction, and POSCO Act sections. Petitioners, relatives of the co-accused, were apprehending arrest for alleged abuse. Bail granted subject to conditions and conditions laid down under Section 438 CrPC.

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Anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000 each with two sureties of like amount, to surrender within six weeks complying with Section 438(2) CrPC conditions.

Pradip Paswan Vs The State of Bihar — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Patna HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25991 of 2022

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-483 Year-2021 Thana- HARSIDHI District- East Champaran

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Pradip Paswan Son Of Rambhu Paswan Resident Of Village - Ghiwadhar, P.S.- Harsidhi, District - East Champaran.

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Rambhu Paswan Son of Late Chandradeo Paswan Resident of village - Ghiwadhar, P.S.- Harsidhi, District - East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ajay Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ajit Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH

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ORAL ORDER

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4 12-01-2023 Learned counsel for the petitioners is permitted to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of three weeks from today.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

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The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable u/s 363 and 366A read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 8 and 12 of the POSCO Act.

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As per prosecution case, the daughter of the informant was kidnapped by the co-accused Sonu Kumar for the purpose of marriage. When the informant made complaint to the family

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25991 of 2022(4) dt.12-01-2023 2/3

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of co-accused person then they abused and misbehaved with the informant.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioners have no criminal antecedent as stated at para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner No. 1 is the brother of the coaccused Sonu Kumar. The petitoner No. 2 is the father of the co-accused Sonu Kumar. It is further submitted that the main allegation against the petitioners is to abuse and misbehave with the informant.

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Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the anticipatory bail petition of the petitioners.

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Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the nature of allegation against the petitioners, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Harsidhi P.S. Case No. 483 of 2021, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25991 of 2022(4) dt.12-01-2023 3/3

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Procedure.

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This application stands allowed.

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(Chandra Prakash Singh, J)

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atul/-

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Pradip Paswan v. The State of Bihar

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