Dhannu Thathera @ Sonu Kumar Verma v. The State Of Bihar

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17624 of 2018 (3) dt.16-05-2018

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.17624 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -312 Year- 2017 Thana -LAKHISARAI District- LAKHISARAI ====================================================== Dhannu Thathera @ Sonu Kumar Verma, Son of Saryug Prasad Thathera @ Saryug Prasad, Resident of Village- Pachna Road, Sansar Pokhar, Gandhi Tola, Ward No. 17, P.S.- Lakhisarai, District- Lakhisarai. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Advocate For the Opposite Party : Mr. Indra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER 16-05-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner is an accused in a case registered for offence under sections 366A and 120B of the IPC as well as under section 8 of the POCSO Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that other than suspicion there is nothing on the record to connect the petitioner with the offence.

Allegation made in the FIR is that the petitioner and coaccused Sanjit Choudhary made last call and sent message on the mobile phone of informant's daughter before her missing. In view of the gravity of allegation as also the fact that the victim has not been recovered till date, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner for the present. The prayer for bail of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17624 of 2018 (3) dt.16-05-2018 the petitioner is rejected.

(Madhuresh Prasad, J) Shashi.

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