Ravi Rawat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.35558 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -24 Year- 2018 Thana -MAHILA P.S. District- BHABHUA (KAIMUR) ====================================================== Ravi Rawat son of Murali Rawat R/o Village Hatta, P.S. Chainpur, District Kaimur at Bhabua.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Tribhuwan Narayan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr Surendra Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-06-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Bhabua Mahila P.S. Case No. 24 of 2018 registered under Sections 341, 323 and 354(B) read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code and 8 of the POCSO Act.

Considering the allegation made in the FIR and the statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in which she has stated that the petitioner not only outraged her modesty but also tried to disrobe her, I am not inclined to grant him pre-arrest bail. Accordingly, the application for grant of pre-arrest bail is rejected.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35558 of 2018 (2) dt.29-06-2018 2/2 However, in case the petitioner surrenders and seeks bail, the same shall be considered on its own merit without being prejudiced in any manner by this order.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.) Kanchan/- U T