IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.47326 of 2008 1. RANJU DEVI W/O PAPPU @ SURESH KUMAR SAH 2. PAPPU SAH @ SURESH KUMAR SAH S/O SITARAM SAH ( BOTH R/O MOHALLA SHARWAN BAZAR, NEELAM ROAD, MUNGER, P.S.KOTWALI, DIST. MUNGER) --- PETITIONERS Versus STATE OF BIHAR --- OPP. PARTY. ----------- 05. 05.05.2009 Heard both sides. The petitioners, who are husband and wife, have approached this court seeking anticipatory bail in a case instituted under Sections 342, 343, 323, 506, 420, 376 and 120B of the Penal Code and Sections 3/4/5/6/7 of the Immoral Traffic Act. The story spelt out in the F.I.R. is a painful story of a hapless lady, who lost her husband while she was pregnant. The allegation is that these two petitioners enticed her away from the mummy’s house and took her to Munger whereby with the assistance of a lady namely Johara Khatoon she was assaulted and forced for prostitution which was running in the house of Johara Khatoon. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that few months after the occurrence, the victim filed application/affidavit in the learned court below stating that the police wrongly instituted the F.I.R. on the strength of the L.T.I. obtained on a blank piece of paper. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that in course of her deposition, the victim has not supported the prosecution case. In this regard, he draws attention of this court to her deposition in Sessions Trial No. 1066 of 2008 filed along with the Supplementary - 2 - affidavit. Having considered the submissions and after going through the record, this court is of the opinion that no good case for extension of privilege of anticipatory bail is made out. Accordingly, the application seeking anticipatory bail stands rejected. The petitioners may surrender and pray for regular bail in the court below which shall be considered on their own merit without being prejudiced by the present order. Sym ( Kishore K. Mandal, J.)