Amarjeet @ Sugan @ Sugan Gupta v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: regular bail; bail granted; POCSO Act Section 8; IPC Sections 363, 366-A, 506/34; enticement/kidnapping of minor girl aged about 15 years; consensual departure/elopement with intent to marry; victim statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C.; no allegation of sexual assault or abduction; judicial custody since 25.11.2024; clean antecedents; Dhanaha P.S. Case No. 22 of 2024; West Champaran; Bettiah; Additional Sessions Judge-VII-Cum-Special Judge POCSO Act; informant absent despite notice; Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 11272 of 2025; order dt. 13-05-2025; Justice Ramesh Chand Malviya; petitioner Amarjeet @ Sugan @ Sugan Gupta; opposite parties The State of Bihar and Ramesh Verma; bail bonds Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted: petitioner to be released on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-VII-Cum-the Special Judge, POCSO Act, West Champaran at Bettiah, in connection with Dhanaha P.S Case No. 22 of 2024.