Suresh Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23225 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-317 Year-2018 Thana- MANER District- Patna ====================================================== Suresh Chaudhary, aged about 62 years, Male, Son of Late Ram Balak Chaudhary Resident of Village - Sadikpur, P.S.- Maner, District - Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Lakshman Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rabindra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 11-04-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

In this case, the petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Maner P.S. Case No. 317 of 2018 registered for offences under sections 341, 323, 354/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per allegation, when the victim had gone for plucking the vegetables then the petitioner called her in the cabin of Boring on the pretext of watering his field and there he tried to molest her but, any how, she succeeded in fleeing away from there and she stated her mother-in-law of the whole incident. On the next day, her husband went to the house of the accused and made a complaint about the activity of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23225 of 2019(2) dt.11-04-2019 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is a land dispute and, on that account, the present false case has been lodged against the petitioner.

Looking to the nature of allegation made against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner, above named, is rejected.

If the petitioner surrenders before the court below within a period of three weeks from today and prays for bail, the court below, without being prejudiced by this order, will take a decision in accordance with law on the same day of his appearance.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) rishi/- U T