Rakesh Kumar @ Reshu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.14400 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -23 Year- 2014 Thana -ARWAL MAHILA District- JEHANABAD ====================================================== Rakesh Kumar @ Reshu Kumar son of Shree Sunil Kumar Gupta resident of village - Purani Arwal, P.S. - Arwal, District - Arwal. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Md. Kamaluddin, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-08-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

This application for grant of anticipatory bail arises out of Arwal Mahila P.S. Case No 23 of 2014, disclosing offence under Sections 376 (2) (i) (j) of the Indian Penal Code and POCSO Act.

Keeping in view the gravity of the offence and the nature of allegation made against the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this application for anticipatory bail is, hereby, rejected.

The petitioner is directed to surrender before the court below within six weeks and seek regular bail, if so advised. If he

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14400 of 2015 (4) dt.13-08-2015 2/2 does so, his application for regular bail shall be considered on its own merit without being prejudiced by rejection of present application for grant of anticipatory bail.

(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J.) Vats/- U T