SANDEEP KUMAR, Male v. THE STATE OF BIHAR

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : For the Opposite Party/s : ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH Mr.Pravin Kumar, Advocate Mr.Navin Kumar Pandey, APP ORAL ORDER 3 16-04-2024 Heard Mr. Pravin Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Navin Kumar Pandey, learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Chiraiya P.S. Case No. 236 of 2023 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 365, 366(A) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 8 of the POCSO Act.

As per the allegation made in the FIR, the accused persons named therein including the petitioner has kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13693 of 2024(3) dt.16-04-2024 victim girl has been recovered and her statement was recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C., in which she has admitted in paragraph no.3 that she was not kidnapped rather she had gone along with the petitioner as per her own desire and now she wants to live with her father and mother.

Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail and submitted that considering the nature of allegation, as well as the statement of victim recorded under Section 164 of Cr.P.C., the District Court may pass necessary order.

Considering the nature of allegation, as well as, the fact that statement of the victim’s girl was recorded on

03.06.2023 before the concerned Magistrate, wherein, she has admitted that on 30.04.2023, as per her own desire, she had gone along with Sandeep (petitioner) and now she wants to live with her father and mother, being minor and also the fact that age of petitioner is 22 years and it appears that he has just emerged as an adult and there is every likelihood that he may not be aware of the consequences which he has to face, having eloped with a minor girl, aged about 15 years, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13693 of 2024(3) dt.16-04-2024 period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 6th Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, POCSO Act, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with /Chiraiya P.S. Case No. 236 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Sanjay/- U T (Purnendu Singh, J)