IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.31784 of 2009 MAHESH SHARMA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4/ 06/11/2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State as also learned counsel for the informant. The informant is the daughter of the petitioner alleging that after the death of her mother her father had become an alcoholic, remarried and had attempted sexual assault upon her in an intoxicated condition and when she demanded school fee from him it was promised subject to her making herself available for sexual favours. Her step mother was assisting him. Therefore, she along with her younger brother and sister went to her maternal grand mother’s house. Her father came to forcibly abduct her along with her sister and brother when they attempted to put a hanky on her mouth when they made noise and the petitioner with his accomplices fled away. In the nature of the allegations, this Court had called for the presence of the informant. She appeared before the court on 16.10.2009 when the court interacted with her also. She is present today again and the court has interacted with her again. In order not to prejudice the trial in any 2 manner this Court only considers it proper to observe that her demeanour and manner before the court when she talked of her rights and no sentiment on her face in reply to the court questions in the nature of the allegations left the Court far from satisfied. Let the petitioner be enlarged on bail upon furnishing the bail-bonds of Rs.20,000/- (twenty thousand) along with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of CJM, Sheikhpura in connection with Sheikhpura P.S. Case No.17/2009. It is made clear that the observations in the present order are purely for the purposes of bail only and nothing mentioned/observed herein shall be construed as affecting the merits of the trial which shall have to be decided on its own merits based on the nature of the evidence that may be produced. KC ( Navin Sinha, J.)