Ranjan Paswan @ Rajan Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39188 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2023 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Ranjan Paswan @ Rajan Paswan Son Of Lallan Paswan Village Nauhatta, Ps Belaon, District- Kaimur (BHABHUA) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pawan Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 13-09-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 14 of 2023 instituted for the offence under Sections 363 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 12 of the POCSO Act and further, charge sheet has been submitted under section 376 of the IPC.

Allegation against the petitioner is that he abducted the daughter of the informant and committed rape with her. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this present case due to village politics. It is further submitted that the victim denied for conducting medical examination. There is delay of eight days in lodging the FIR. A statement has been made in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39188 of 2023(3) dt.13-09-2023 2/2 para-3 of this petition that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. Moreover, he is languishing in judicial custody since 10.04.2023 Learned APP appearing for the state and learned counsel for the informant have opposed the prayer of regular bail and submitted that the statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C., in which she stated that this petitioner committed rape several times with her and the victim is minor.

Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and considering the nature of allegation, this court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and, as such, his prayer for bail stands rejected.

The trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same as soon as possible.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) lata/- U T