Patna High CourtCR. MISC./36693/2017dismissed

Chhotu Singh @ Rishikesh Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2017-09-22Mr. Justice Vikash Jain2 pages

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36693 of 2017 (3) dt.22-09-2017

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.36693 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -126 Year- 2017 Thana -BIKRAMGANJ District- SASARAM (ROHTAS) ====================================================== Chhotu Singh @ Rishikesh Singh Son of Permanand Singh, R/o VillageDharupur, P.S.- Bikramganj, District- Rohtas. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Manendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party : APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER 22-09-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is in custody since 29.05.2017 in connection with Bikramganj P.S. Case No. 126 of 2017 for the alleged offences under Section 366A of the Indian Penal Code.

3. It is submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated merely because he happens to be the younger brother of the Gautam Kumar Singh with whom there was love affair with the so-called victim girl, who have in fact solemnized marriage. Coaccused Permanand Singh who is the father of the petitioner has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. 36543 of 2017. The petitioner claims clean antecedents.

4. Learned APP assisted by learned counsel for the informant appearing suo motu submits that trial is progressing and two out of five prosecution witnesses have already been examined.

5. Having regard to the nature of accusations and gravity of the offence alleged and the fact that the victim girl has not been recovered and also the stage of the trial, this Court is not inclined to

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36693 of 2017 (3) dt.22-09-2017 grant privilege of bail to the petitioner. The bail petition stands dismissed with the direction that the trial be expedited and concluded without undue delay and preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. (Vikash Jain, J) Chandran/BT U T