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Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Gond v. The State Of Bihar

2025-09-03Mr. Justice Ashok Kumar Pandey3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38818 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-210 Year-2025 Thana- CHAINPUR District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Gond S/O Munnan Gond @ Munn Gond Resident of Village- Dubey Ke Saraiya, P.S.- Chainpur, District- Kaimur at Bhabua ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Sarita Devi W/O Munna Bind Resident of Village- Dubey Ke Saraiya, P.S.- Chainpur, District- Kaimur at Bhabua ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pranav Kumar, Advocate Mr. Uday Pratap Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajiv Nayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 03-09-2025 Heard Mr. Pranav Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Rajiv Nayan, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Chainpur P.S. Case No. 210 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 351(2), 352, 76 of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner has attempted to outrage the modesty of the victim, who is a minor girl.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38818 of 2025(3) dt.03-09-2025 2/3 petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that during the course of the investigation, the victm girl gave her statement recorded under Section 180 of the BNSS, wherein she stated that the petitioner attempted to outrage her modesty. It has also been submitted that there is some land dispute between the petitioner and the mother of the victim girl, due to which an altercation took place between them, and that is why the petitioner has falsely been implicated. Be that as it may, the only allegation is that the petitioner attempted to outrage her modesty. He further submits that a statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 26.04.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38818 of 2025(3) dt.03-09-2025 3/3 Judge, Kaimur at Bhabua in connection with Chainpur P.S. Case No. 210 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T