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Chhotu Kumar @ Chotu Kumar @ Raju Kumar @ Raja Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC2 May 2023CR. MISC./921/2023

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The High Court granted interim bail to the petitioner in a FIR involving abduction and other offences, directing him to furnish a bail bond with sureties before the court below within six weeks, based on the victim's denial of abduction and lack of criminal antecedents.

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Ordering the petitioner to be released on bail upon surrender to the lower court within six weeks, to furnish a bond of Rs. 25,000 with two sureties of like amount.

Chhotu Kumar @ Chotu Kumar @ Raju Kumar @ Raja Kumar Vs The… — Bail and Remand | Patna HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.921 of 2023

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-403 Year-2022 Thana- SAMASTIPUR MUFFASIL DistrictSamastipur

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CHHOTU KUMAR @ CHOTU KUMAR @ RAJU KUMAR @ RAJA KUMAR S/O MAHESH MAHTO R/V- MORDEEWA, P.S.- MUFFASIL, DISTRICT- SAMASTIPUR

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mahendra Pratap For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Bharat Bhushan App,156 ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER

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2 02-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and

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learned A.P.P. for the State.

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The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 366, 323, 379 & 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

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The petitioner in association of other accused is said to have abducted the informant’s daughter and when she went to the house of co-accused, Mahesh Mahto to make enquiry all the accused abused her and snatched her Mangalsutra.

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It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no such occurrence as alleged ever took place. He has been falsely implicated in this case. As a matter of fact,

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.921 of 2023(2) dt.02-05-2023 2/2

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the marriage of the victim was solemnized three months back by her parents without taking her consent and she eloped with the petitioner out of her sweet will. It is further submitted that the victim in her statement made under Section 164 Cr.P.C. has completely denied the allegation of abduction by the petitioner. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

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Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case as also the statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. coupled with the fact that the victim is major, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Samastipur Muffasil P.S. Case No. 403 of 2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

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(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J)

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Trivedi/-

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Chhotu Kumar @ Chotu Kumar @ Raju Kumar @ Raja Kumar v. The State of Bihar

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