Ritu Raj Singh @ Ritik Sing @ Ritu Raj v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34610 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-179 Year-2020 Thana- KHAIRA District- Saran ====================================================== RITU RAJ SINGH @ RITIK SING @ RITU RAJ Son of Daroga Singh Resident of Village - Chchuri Chapra, P.S.- Chapra Muffasil, District - Saran. At present residing at village - Rampur Kala, P.S.- Khaira, District - Saran. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Yogesh Chandra Verma, Sr. Advocate Mr. Dr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Parmanand Kumar, A.P.P ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 22-06-2021 Heard Sri Yogesh Chandra Verma, learned Senior counsel, assisted by Sri Rajesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Parmanand Kumar, learned A.P.P. for the State through video conferencing.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No. 179 of 2020, registered under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4/6 of the POCSO Act, pending in the court of the learned Additional Sessions JudgeII-cum-Special Judge, POCSO, Saran at Chapra. The accusation is that informant Smita Kumari was residing along with her two children at her Myaka, as her husband had gone outside for livelihood. On 25.06.2020, her daughter was screaming due to pain in her stomach then

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34610 of 2020(3) dt.22-06-2021 2/2 informant made query on which she informed that Ritu Raj Singh @ Ritik Singh @ Ritu Raj (Petitioner) has used her sexually. Thereafter, on 01.07.2020, the informant went at the clinic of Dr. Kavita at Barauni, who told that this girl has been used sexually.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner submits that petitioner is the relative of the informant and due to petty dispute, the informant managed to implicate the petitioner with false allegation.

From perusal of the case diary, it appears that the age of victim is 09 years and she has been raped by the petitioner on several occasions.

Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and the nature of allegation against the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, his prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail stands rejected.

(Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J) manish/- U T