RAJA SAO @ RAJA KUMAR v. State of Bihar

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-28 Year-2022 Thana- BODHGAYA District- Gaya ====================================================== SHIV SHANKAR KUMAR S/o Raj Kumar Prasad Resident of Village- Belaganj Post and Police Station- Belaganj, District- Gaya. The State of Bihar Versus ... ... Petitioner/s ====================================================== CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 19677 of 2022 ... ... Opposite Party/s Arising Out of PS. Case No.-28 Year-2022 Thana- BODHGAYA District- Gaya ====================================================== AYUSHMAN TILAK Son of Sri Anjani Kumar Tilak Resident of 196 A.P. Colony, P.S.- Rampur, District - Gaya The State of Bihar Versus ... ... Petitioner/s Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17414 of 2022(2) dt.07-07-2022 ====================================================== CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 20450 of 2022 ... ... Opposite Party/s Arising Out of PS. Case No.-28 Year-2022 Thana- BODHGAYA District- Gaya ====================================================== ANAND KUMAR S/o Bikhu Ravidas @ Viku Das R/o village- Chotki Delha, Telari Road, P.S.- Delha, District- Gaya The State of Bihar Versus ... ... Petitioner/s ... ... Opposite Party/s Mr.Santosh Kumar Mr.Md. Mushtaque Alam Mr.Pushpendra Priyedarshi Mr.Suresh Pd. Singh, APP ====================================================== Appearance : (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 17414 of 2022) For the Petitioner/s : For the Opposite Party/s : (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 18252 of 2022) : For the Petitioner/s For the Opposite Party/s : (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 19278 of 2022) For the Petitioner/s : For the Opposite Party/s : (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 19677 of 2022) For the Petitioner/s : For the Opposite Party/s : (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 20450 of 2022) For the Petitioner/s : For the Opposite Party/s : ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH Mr.Kumar Dhirendra Pratap Singh Mr.Dashrath Mehta Mr.Mrigendra Kumar Mr.Nirmal Kumar Sinha Mr.Pravin Kumar Mr.Dr. Ajeet Kumar ORAL ORDER 2 07-07-2022 The learned counsel for the petitioners is directed to remove all the defects pointed out by the Stamp Reporter within one month. All the bail petitions preferred by the petitioners are being disposed of by this common order as they arise out of same police station case number. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17414 of 2022(2) dt.07-07-2022 State. Petitioners seek regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 3, 5, 6, 7 of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. As per allegation police personnels raided guest house of co-accused persons where two women were found in objectionable condition and as per prosecution owner and manager of the said guest house indulged in immoral activity of prostitution and they provided girls to the customers. The learned counsel for the petitioner- Raja Sao @ Raja Kumar submits that he has been languishing in jail for the last six months was not arrested at the spot and his name surfaced in the statement of co-accused Mukesh Kumar, according to his statement, petitioner was present at the alleged guest house simply as customer and he has got clean antecedent. The learned counsel for the petitioner- Ayushman Tilak submits that he was not arrested at the spot and his name surfaced in the statement of co-accused Mukesh Kumar and according to his statement, petitioner was present at the alleged guest house simply as customer and he has got clean antecedent. The learned counsel for the petitioner- Shiv Shankar Kumar submits that he was not arrested at the spot and his name Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17414 of 2022(2) dt.07-07-2022 surfaced in the statement of co-accused Mukesh Kumar and according to his statement, petitioner was present at the alleged guest house simply as customer and he has got clean antecedent. The learned counsel for the petitioner- Amar Kumar submits that he has also clean antecedent, he was neither arrested at the spot nor he was found in objectionable condition against him there is simple allegation of having circulated details of alleged women amongst other persons with an intent to facilitate alleged crime of immoral activity and except that there is no any other cogent evidence to connect the petitioner with the alleged crime. The learned counsel for the petitioner- Anand Kumar also raises similar grounds taken by above mentioned petitioners. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for bail. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case as well as mainly considering the nature of the allegation appearing against the petitioners, their custody period, clean antecedent, their names surfaced in the confessional statement of co-accused Mukesh Kumar, in my view, a lenient approach may be taken in respect of the petitioners. Let the petitioners Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17414 of 2022(2) dt.07-07-2022 above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya in Bodh Gaya P.S Case No. 28 of 2022 on the following conditions:- (1) Petitioners shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court below and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court below and on their absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, their bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. (2) If the petitioners tamper with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail. (3) One of the bailers shall be close relatives of the petitioners who have sworn affidavit in these miscellaneous petitions. The court below will verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners but acceptance of bail bond will not be delayed on account of process of verification of the said criminal antecedent. If any criminal antecedent of the petitioners is found then the court below shall take serious action against them for Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17414 of 2022(2) dt.07-07-2022 cancellation of their bail bond. (Shailendra Singh, J) s.hassan/- U T