Hon'ble Ravindra Maithani permitted bail for Neeraj Kumar, who was in judicial custody for sections 376 and 504 IPC, citing the two-year duration of the consensual relationship.
Applicant released on bail by executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties.
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HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL
First Bail Application No. 988 of 2022
Neeraj Kumar ...Applicant
Versus
State of Uttarakhand ...Respondent
Present:-
Mr. Prateek Tripathi, Advocate for the applicant. Mr. Siddharth Bisht, Brief Holder for the State. Mr. S.K. Shandilya, Advocate for the complainant.
Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J. (Oral)
Applicant Neeraj Kumar is in judicial custody, in Case Crime No. 38 of 2022, under Sections 376, 504 IPC, Police Station Rajpur, District Dehradun. He has sought his release on bail.
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Jitendra
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the applicant deserves enlargement on bail in a case involving offenses under Sections 376, 504 IPC of two years' standing.
Whether the relationship between the applicant and victim was consensual.
Neeraj Kumar
State of Uttarakhand
Ravindra Maithani
As recorded by the court registry
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