The High Court granted bail to the petitioner in a POCSO case, citing the long delay in lodging the FIR, the submission of the charge sheet, and the period already spent in custody, despite the State's opposition.
Bail granted on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of like amount.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2572 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-123 Year-2024 Thana- BEN P.S. District- Nalanda
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Dablu Kumar @ Shambhu Kumar S/o- Upendra Singh Village- Joghabigha PS-Ben District- Nalanda
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ravi Bhardwaj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Mithlesh Kumar Khare, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA
ORAL ORDER
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. Perused the case diary.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with POCSO Case No. 147 of 2024, arising out of Ben P.S. Case No. 123 of 2024 instituted for the offence under Sections 376, 313, 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 4/6 of the POCSO Act.
3. Prosecution case in short is that petitioner has sexually assaulted the informant and forced her to undergo abortion.
4. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 21-11-2024. Petitioner
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bears no criminal antecedent/s, as per disclosure made in paragraph No. 3 of the bail application.
5. It has been further submitted by the petitioner’s counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. Learned counsel for the petitioner mainly submits that there is delay of 5 years and 2 months in lodging the FIR. It is next submitted that marriage of the sister of the victim took place in 2023, and for the same financial help of two lakhs rupees was extended by the petitioner’s father with a promise to return the same but on persistent demands the same was not being returned, which is the prime reason for the implication of the petitioner. Charge sheet is submitted in this case.
6. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. Victim has supported the prosecution case in her statement recorded under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C. Though there is no sign of sexual assault as the medical is done five years after date of incident.
7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody of the petitioner, there being huge delay in lodging the FIR and charge sheet being submitted, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
8. Let the petitioner be released on bail on
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furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with POCSO Case No. 147 of 2024, arising out of Ben P.S. Case No. 123 of 2024, subject to the following conditions:
(I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.
(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J)
Raj Kishore/- U T
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner should be granted bail in a POCSO case given the significant delay in lodging the FIR and submission of the charge sheet?
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Dablu Kumar @ Shambhu Kumar
The State of Bihar
X D/o- Siyaram Prasad
Rudra Prakash Mishra
As recorded by the court registry
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