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Dhananjay Patel v. the State of Bihar

Patna HC23 Jul 2024CR. MISC./8300/2024

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Anticipatory bail granted; Patna High Court CR.MISC No. 8300 of 2024; petitioner Dhananjay Patel; Sikarpur/Shikarpur P.S. Case No. 812 of 2022, West Champaran; offences Sections 363, 366(A), 506 IPC and Sections 8, 12 POCSO Act; alleged kidnapping of minor girl; victim's Section 164 CrPC statement of voluntary departure to Ambala; bail-bond Rs. 10,000 with two like sureties; Special Judge POCSO Bettiah; Section 438(2) CrPC conditions; order dated 23-07-2024 by Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh.

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Conditional anticipatory bail: enlargement on bail upon arrest/surrender within six weeks, on bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC conditions. ¶21

Dhananjay Patel Vs the State of Bihar — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Patna HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8300 of 2024

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-812 Year-2022 Thana- SIKARPUR District- West Champaran

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Dhananjay Patel S/O Rameshwar Patel R/O Village- Chivtanha, P.SMainatand, Distt.- West Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State Of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Arbind Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Rajendra Singh ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

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4 23-07-2024

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

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The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence under Sections 363, 366(A), 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 8, 12 of the POCSO Act.

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As per the prosecution case, this petitioner kidnapped the minor daughter of informant.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. Petitioner has not kidnapped the daughter of informant. In fact, there was love affairs between this petitioner and the victim. In the statement recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C., the victim herself has stated that she, with her own sweet will, had left the house and went to Ambala with this petitioner and lived there with him in a rented home, but after knowing the fact of lodging the aforesaid case, she came from there. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8300 of 2024(4) dt.23-07-2024 2/2

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Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer

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for anticipatory bail.

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Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, in the event of arrest/surrender before the Court below within a period of six weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged 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 Addl. Sessions Judge VII cum Special Judge, POCSO, West Champaran at Bettiah in connection with Shikarpur P.S. Case No. 812 of 2022, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)

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