IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.23190 of 2010 BACHIYA DEVI @ BACHHIYA DEVI Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 22.07.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is an accused in a case under section 366(A)/34 of the Penal Code. It is alleged by the informant that his minor daughter Rani Kumari aged about 13-14 years has been abducted by the petitioner’s son Pankaj Pal. It is further alleged that the petitioner might have hand in the abduction of the informant’s daughter. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no one had seen the petitioner participating in the aforesaid abduction rather some of the witnesses have merely stated that they believe that this petitioner might have hand in the abduction of the informant’s daughter. Counsel for the informant opposes the prayer for bail. He submits that the petitioner had earlier filed a complaint case in order to create a defence which shows mensrea on the part of the petitioner. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and taking into consideration that the petitioner Bachiya Devi @ Bachhiya Devi is a woman and no one has directly seen her participating in the alleged offence, she is directed to be 2 KHAN released on bail in connection with Kateya P.S. Case No.14 of 2010, G.R.No.239 of 2010, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj subject to the condition that her son Pankaj Pal should appear in the court below within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order in the trial court. (S.P.Singh,J)