IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.18637 of 2008 PARVEZ ALAM Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4/ 12.08.2008 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner, learned Counsel for the State and learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the informant. Informant’s daughter aged 16 years was alone in her house on 19.04.2007. The informant was watching cricket match upon the door of his neighbour. When the informant returned to his house then he came to know through his daughter that the petitioner has raped her. The matter was reported to police on 05.05.2007. Submission is that the parties are closely related. Informant was willing to marry the victim with the petitioner but the proposal was not accepted by the petitioner’s father. The matter was supervised by the Dy. S.P. and has noted that the petitioner and the victim are closely related. Prayer for bail has been opposed by learned Counsel for the informant who has stated that the delay is explained as between the date of occurrence and the date of report, ladies were not present in the house. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner Parvez Alam is ordered to 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 the Chief Judicial Magistrate, West - 2 - Champaran, Bettiah in connection with Shikarpur P.S. Case No. 95 of 2007. kksinha/ (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)