IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.16754 of 2011 Manoj Kumar Mandal Versus The State Of Bihar ----------- 3 01.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the state. The petitioner is languishing in jail custody since 19.08.2010 in a case registered under setions-365, 366, 120B, 379/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Originally, the informant filed complaint case which was converted into police case. According to prosecution case, the alleged occurrence took place on 30.05.2009 and the victim girl was recovered on 04.06.2009 but the complaint case was filed on 12.06.2009. Although the victim has supported the story of her kidnapping in her statement recorded under section-164 of the Cr.P.C. but submission of the petitioner is that there was love affair between the petitioner and victim and as a matter of fact, the victim had herself left her home and started residing with the petitioner. It is further contended by him that when the victim was recovered, she was pressurized by the informant and other family members and that is why, the victim made another statement before the court. Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submission of the parties, let the 2 petitioner, namely, Manoj Kumar Mandal be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Palasi P.S. Case No. 120 of 2009 to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria. AKV/- ( Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J.)