Jai Chandra Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.4380 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -298 Year- 2015 Thana -MINAPUR District- MUZAFFARPUR ====================================================== Jai Chandra Singh Son of Late Ramsharan Singh .... .... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mani Bhushan Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ambika Bhagat (Spl.App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-02-2016 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 376, 511, 504, of the Indian Penal Code, section 3(1) (x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Prosecution case is that the petitioner offered Rs.500/- to establish physical relationship with the informant. On refusal of the same the petitioner not only molestated the breast of the informant but also tried to ravish her and abused by calling caste name.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that due to previous enmity the present accusation has been

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4380 of 2016 (2) dt.01-02-2016 2/2 levelled.

Considering the nature of accusation, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Let the learned Court below consider the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner, if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks in connection with Minapur P.S. Case No.298/2015, pending before the learned CJM, Muzaffarpur. With the above observation, this application is, accordingly, disposed off.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Ashwini/- U T