Guddu Ram v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35976 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-262 Year-2020 Thana- SARAIYA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== GUDDU RAM Son of Mr. Ramchandra Ram Resident of Village - Gijasstola, P.S.- Saraiya (Jaitpur O.P.), District - Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Adv.
Ms. Vaishnavi Singh, Adv.
For the Informant : Mr. Yugal Kishore, Sr. Adv. For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ramchandra Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 17-01-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties through video conferencing.
The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under sections 376 and 306 of the Indian Penal Code.
As per the prosecution case, it is stated that the petitioner herein took objectionable photographs of the daughter of the informant and under threat and coercion continued to commit rape on her. Thereafter as a result of blackmail of making the photographs viral, the daughter of the informant committed suicide.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. No
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35976 of 2021(3) dt.17-01-2022 2/2 offence under sections 376 or 306 of the Indian Penal Code is made out. It is a case of honour killing. Learned counsel for the petitioner has taken the Court through different paragraphs of the case diary to submit that nothing has transpired in course of investigation to suggest that the photographs were made viral from the phone of this petitioner. The victim is said to be aged 25 years. The petitioner is in custody since 28.12.2020 and has no criminal antecedent.
The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations in the F.I.R. together with the material that has transpired in course of investigation, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and the application is rejected.
Learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. (Partha Sarthy, J) Bibhash/- U