Rajdeo Ravidas v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18189 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-60 Year-2019 Thana- AMAS District- Gaya ====================================================== 1.

Rajdeo Ravidas, S/o Late Ram Das, Resident of Village-Malarwadih, P.SAmas, District-Gaya. 2.

Kalia Devi @ Kaliya Devi, W/o Rajdeo Ravidas, Resident of VillageMalarwadih, P.S-Amas, District-Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Binod Murari Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER 26-06-2020 Since as of now the Courts have not resumed normal physical hearing, the matter has been listed today for consideration through video conferencing.

The learned counsels are appearing and making submissions from their residence. The Court Master and Secretary are also part of this virtual Court proceedings from their homes, all with the aid of audio visual technology. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned APP for the State.

The petitioners seek bail in connection with Amas P.S. Case No.60 of 2019 instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 376, 302 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 4, 8 of the POCSO Act, which is pending in the court of learned Special Judge, POCSO Act, Gaya.

The petitioner No.1-Rajdeo Ravidas of this bail application is also the informant.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18189 of 2020(3) dt.26-06-2020 2/2 Petitioner No.1 has informed that he received information about his daughter feeling uneasy, whereafter he came to the colony. He saw one Sanjay Manjhi coming out of the house. On entering the house, he saw that his daughter had been raped and throttled to death. Prosecution has thus been launched against Sanjay Manjhi.

It is submitted by the petitioners' counsel that POSCO Act would not be attracted in this case. Learned APP has submitted that the police have, in the investigation alleged that it is a case of honour killing by the petitioner No.1 and his wife (petitioner No.2). In the investigation it has come that since the deceased was found with accused Sanjay Manjhi inside the house of one Suraj Manjhi, the petitioners had committed the honour killing of their own daughter by throttling. Considering the gravity of the allegation, this Court for the present is not inclined to allow the petitioners' prayer for bail. The same is rejected.

(Madhuresh Prasad, J) PNM U T