Vikki Kumar @ Vikash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1987 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-282 Year-2020 Thana- PURNEA SADAR District- Purnia ====================================================== VIKKI KUMAR @ VIKASH KUMAR S/o Ram Prakash Chauhan @ Prakash Chauhan Resident of- Tira, Matiyari, P.S.- Muffasil, Distt.- Purnia ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Sadanand Paswan, Spl.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 03-08-2022 Heard the parties.

Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects within three weeks. In the eventuality of nonremoval of defects within undertaken period, the office will place the matter before the Bench.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 376(D) IPC, 4 of POCSO Act and sections 3(1)(w)(i) 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST Act. Vide order dated 06.07.2022, a report was called for, regarding the stage of trial. In compliance thereof, a report sent has been sent by learned Additional District & Sessions Judge6th -cum- Special Judge (POCSO Act), Purnea, Bihar dated 26.07.2022 vide Letter No.320/2022, whereby it is stated that out of eight charge sheet witnesses, seven prosecution witnesses

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1987 of 2022(3) dt.03-08-2022 2/2 including the informant, victim and Investigating Officer as well as Medical Officer have been examined, only one witness namely Bilakshan Rishi has not been examined, for whom bailable and non bailable warrant of arrest has been issued. Considering the submissions made in the report that only one witness remains to be examined, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner named above. The prayer for bail is hereby rejected.

Accordingly, the bail application is dismissed. However, the trial court is directed to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) pallavi/- U T