Judgment · High Court

Mr. A.Ahmed, learned counsel for the informant has strongly ra ised objection against the granting of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner on the ground that the victim is a minor, and there is a prima facie case against the petitioner. On going through the case diary produced by the learned Addl. P. P.Assam, it is apparent that the petitioner was identified by the victim as the culprit on 3.6.12, whereas in her statement recorded U/s.164 CrPC on 13.6.12, sh e was unable to identify the culprit. More over, whereas the incident took place on 1.5.12, the FIR was lodged on 2.6.12 and further medical examination was don e on the alleged victim only on 12.6.12. These are the discrepancies found on r ecord. Under the circumstances, I am of the view that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not called for. In the result, in the event of arrest, the pe titioner shall be released on bail on his executing a PR bond of RS. 20,000/- wi th one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the arresting authority.