Abadhesh Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.34269 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -60 Year- 2015 Thana -CHIKSAUR District- NALANDA (BIHARSHARIFF) ====================================================== Abadhesh Singh, Son of Late Sukhu Chand Prasad, resident of VillageFatehpur, Police Station- Chiksaura, District- Nalanda. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anil Kumar Singh, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Damodar Prasad Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 16-08-2017 Heard both sides.

The petitioner seeks bail in Chiksaura P.S. Case No. 60/2015, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 363, 365 of the Indian Penal Code and later on 376(G) of the Indian Penal Code was added.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the prayer for bail of the petitioner was earlier rejected vide order dated 13.12.2016, but thereafter similarly situated co-accused Alok Kumar Suman @ Ramesh Chaudhary was granted bail by a coordinate bench of this court vide order dated 12.05.2017 passed in Cr. Misc. 15961/2017. It is submitted that six days after the occurrence the case was lodged, but from perusal of the statement

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34269 of 2017 (3) dt.16-08-2017 2/2 of the victim itself, it appears that the victim alleged that the petitioner and others kidnapped her and committed gang-rape. Considering the facts aforesaid, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner above-named on bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J.) Vinita/- U T