Jogendra Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25181 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-13 Year-2020 Thana- KATORIYA District- Banka ====================================================== JOGENDRA THAKUR, aged about 50 years (Male), son of Late Govind Thakur, Resident of Village- Butbariya, Police Station- Katoria, DistrictBanka. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ajay Mukherjee, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 08-12-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant through Virtual Court Proceeding.

In this case, the petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Katoria P.S. Case No.13 of 2020 (G.R. No.12 of 2020), registered for the offence under Sections 4 of the POCSO Act.

Serious allegation has been made against the petitioner, who is uncle of the informant, that while the mother and sister of the informant had gone to Delhi in connection with treatment, the petitioner came to the house of the informant and committed rape upon her and also threatened her of dire consequences.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25181 of 2020(3) dt.08-12-2020 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the real fact is otherwise as the petitioner saw the informant with a boy in comprising position in absence of her parent and only with a pressure to pressurize the petitioner, this false case has been lodged by the informant.

Looking to the nature of allegation, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) pawan/- U T