RANCHI, India, July 7 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on June 6:
Heard the learned counsel for the respective sides.
This appeal is directed against the order dated 15.01.2025 passed by the learned AJC-I, Ranchi in ABP No. 2876 of 2024 in connection with AHTU PS Case No. 07 of 2024, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant has been rejected.
It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant does not have any criminal antecedent. It has further been submitted that both the victims were apprehended at the railway station and there is no proof that Aadhaar Card was falsely prepared by the appellant.
Learned APP has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant.
It appears that on 15.06.2024 State Coordinator of Bachpan Bachao Aandolan along with railway police personnel while on patrolling duty at Hatia Railway Station, on platform no.1 had found two children sitting on a cemented bench. On being questioned, they disclosed that they were being taken to the city of Bengaluru by the present appellant and they were intercepted.
On consideration of the facts of the case, we while setting aside the order dated 15.01.2025 passed by the learned AJC-I, Ranchi in ABP No. 2876 of 2024 in connection with AHTU PS Case No. 07 of 2024 direct the appellant to surrender before the learned trial court within four weeks from today and on such surrender, he shall 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 learned CJM, Ranchi in connection with AHTU PS Case No. 07 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
This appeal is allowed.
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