A.B.A./8781/2019 of SANTU BAURI Vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND on 20 December 2019

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

A.B. A. No. 8781 of 2019

Santu Bauri

Versus

The State of Jharkhand

… Petitioner… Opposite Party

Coram:HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

For the Petitioner : Mr. Lukesh Kumar, Adv. For the State : Addl. P.P.

02 / 20.12.19 Heard the parties.

Apprehending his arrest, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail in connection with Nirsa P.S. case no. 178 of 2019 registered under Sections 341, 323, 325, 354B of the Indian Penal Code.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegations against the petitioner are that he outraged the modesty of the informant. It is then submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and there is delay of three days in lodging the FIR. It is next submitted that the petitioner is ready to co-operate with the investigation of the case and also ready and willing to pay Rs. 10,000/- as ad interim victim compensationto the informantwithout prejudice to his defence and the petitioner undertakes not to annoy or disturb the informant in any manner during pendency of the casehence, the petitioner be given the privilege of anticipatory bail.

The learned Addl. PP opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

Considering aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Hence, in the event of arrest by the police or surrender within a period of four weeks from the date of this order, the petitioner shall be released on bail on depositing Rs. 10,000/- by way of demand draft drawn in favour of informant as ad interim victim compensation and furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Dhanbad in connection with Nirsa P.S. case no. 178 of 2019 subject to the condition that the petitioner will not annoy or disturb the informant in any manner during pendency of the caseand willco-operate with the Investigation of the case and will appear before the Investigating Officer as and when noticed by him and will submit mobile number and photocopy of Aadhaar card at the time of surrender in the court below with an undertaking not to change mobile number during the pendency of the case along with the other conditions laid down under section 438 (2) Cr. P.C.

In case of depositing aforesaid demand draft by the petitioner, learned court below is directed to issue notice to the informant and release the demand draft in her favour on proper identification forthwith.

Smita/-

(ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.)