Ravi Chakraborty @ Jain Chakraborty @ Robi Da v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10466 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-667 Year-2022 Thana- CIVIL LINE District- Gaya ====================================================== RAVI CHAKRABORTY @ JAIN CHAKRABORTY @ ROBI DA Son of Late Jaydev Chakraborty Resident of House No.- 81/87 Tilha Kalibari, P.S.- Civil Lines, Distt.- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Deepak Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Parmanand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 24-04-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Civil Lines P.S. Case No.667/2022, registered for the offence punishable u/s 377 of IPC.

The allegation against the petitioner (a priest) is of trying to outrage the modesty of the informant.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case due to ulterior motive. No such occurrence, in the manner as alleged, has ever taken place. It is submitted that the entire family member of the petitioner resides in the temple and it is impossible to commit

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10466 of 2023(2) dt.24-04-2023 2/2 such heinous offence in their presence. It is further submitted that the petitioner has never met the informant nor she visited the temple and petitioner has been made accused only to grab the temple property. Petitioner has three criminal antecedent. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail by submitting that the victim has supported the prosecution case in her statement u/s 164 Cr.P.C.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, considering the nature of offence and statement of the victim, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on his behalf is rejected. This application is accordingly dismissed.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) pallavi/- U T