Ranjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29111 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2018 Thana- MAHILA PS District- Buxar ====================================================== RANJEET KUMAR Son of Sri Bashishth Singh Resident of Village - Motisabad, P.S.- Koran Sarai, Distt - Buxar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Chandra Mohan Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nirmal Kumar Sinha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 08-07-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Mahila (Buxar) P.S. Case No. 31 of 2018 (S.Tr. No. 176 of 2018) for the offence under Sections 341, 504, 323, 307 and 376(D) of the Indian Penal Code.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits the petitioner, who is of clean antecedent, is innocent and has not committed any offence. In fact, the victim in her statement recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. has stated a different story. On the one hand she has admitted that out of four accused, three of them have committed rape upon her and one Pawan Kumar was

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29111 of 2019(4) dt.08-07-2019 2/2 making video. Further she stated in her statement that Pawan and Ranjeet has committed rape on her which is contradictory to the F.I.R. Moreover, the victim has been medically examined on the same day but no sign of rape has been found which is evident from the medical report. The petitioner has been languishing in judicial custody since 09.05.2018.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the, above named, petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge, Buxar in connection with S.Tr. No. 176 of 2018 Mahila (Buxar) P.S. Case No. 31 of 2018. (Arvind Srivastava, J) brajesh/- U T