Sikendra Sah @ Sikendra Kumar Sah, Male v. The State of Bihar
Case at a glance
Outcome
Allowed
application is allowed
Provisions considered
- Indian Penal Code, 1860 ss. 34, 323, 341, 354B, 379, 504, 506
- Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 s. 8
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 s. 438(2)
Judgment
Operative part
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : For the Opposite Party/s : ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR Mr. Durgesh Kumar, Advocate Mr. Dilip Kumar No. 1, APP ORAL ORDER 2 16-05-2022 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove defect(s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks from today. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Murliganj P.S. Case No.312 of 2020 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 379, 354B, 504 and 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 8 of the POCSO Act. Considering the fact that there is no allegation of assault against the petitioner, the present anticipatory bail application is allowed. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32819 of 2021(2) dt.16-05-2022 Accordingly, let the petitioner above named be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, VI-cum-Special Judge (POCSO), Madhepura in connection with Murliganj P.S. Case No. 312 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. (Sandeep Kumar, J) Anand Kr. U T
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: application is allowed
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Indian Penal Code, 1860 — ss. 34, 323, 341, 354B, 379, 504, 506; Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — s. 8; Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 438(2).
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