Sudeep Kumar Singh @ Guddu Singh @ Sudeep Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47263 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-232 Year-2023 Thana- BACHHWARA District- Begusarai ====================================================== Sudeep Kumar Singh @ Guddu Singh @ Sudeep Kumar S/O Late Nawal Kishore Singh R/O Village- Chamtha Chotkut, P.S- Bachhwara, Distt.- Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar 2.

Rajnish Kumar Singh S/O Umesh Prasad Singh R/O Village- Chamtha Chotkut, P.S- Bachhwara, Distt.- Begusarai.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shailesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Damodar Prasad Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 24-07-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with POCSO Case No.84 of 2023, arising out of Bachhwara P.S. Case No. 232 of 2023, lodged on 25.07.2023, under Sections 363/365 of the Indian Penal Code. Subsequently, offences under Sections 376DB/302/201/120B of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 4(2)/6/8 of the POCSO Act were added.

3. As per the prosecution, the case has been lodged by the informant about kidnapping of her minor daughter. But subsequently offences under Sections 376DB/302/201/120B of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 4(2)/6/8 of the POCSO Act

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47263 of 2024(2) dt.24-07-2024 2/2 were added.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel submits that this case has been lodged only on the basis of suspicion. Counsel submits that antecedent of the petitioner is clean and he is in custody since 29.07.2023 only on the basis of suspicion.

5. Learned counsel for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the dead-body of the kidnapped minor daughter of the informant has been recovered from the basement of the petitioner's house and from the external injuries found on the dead-body she was subjected to sexual assault.

6. In this view of the matter, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Hence, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. The trial Court is directed to expedite the trial.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Mkr./- U T