Ranjeet Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17692 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-316 Year-2018 Thana- GRIYAK District- Nalanda ====================================================== Ranjeet Choudhary, Son of Arun Choudhary, Resident of Village - Puren Bigha, P.s.- Giriyak, Distt.- Nalanda.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pramod Kumar, Advocate Mr. Riteshankar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 21-05-2019 Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Giryak P.S. Case No.316 of 2018 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 448, 354(A), 326, 436, 302, 307 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation as per F.I.R. against the petitioner is that he entered inside the house of the informant with an intention to physical intercourse with the deceased daughter of the informant and press her mouth and when she raised Hulla, he set her on fire and when she came out, she saw that other accused persons also standing there. The F.I.R. has been lodged by the deceased. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that as a matter of fact, the deceased was of a loose character, which has come in the case diary and petitioner was only

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17692 of 2019(3) dt.21-05-2019 2/2 helping in extinguishing fire and in which he also received injuries, he was taken to hospital by the police, which transpires from the case diary. Further submission is that petitioner is in custody since 21.08.2018 Heard learned A.P.P. also who has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the F.I.R. has lodged on the statement of the deceased and furthermore, the witnesses of the prosecution have also stated in the case diary that deceased has disclosed before them soon after the occurrence, that it is the petitioner who set her on fire.

Having heard both sides, in view of the facts and circumstances, as stated above, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

With the above observations, this application is dismissed.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) sunil/- U T