Ranjeet Kumar @ Ranjeet Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.37498 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-717 Year-2017 Thana- NATHNAGAR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Ranjeet Kumar @ Ranjeet Yadav, Son of Late Yadunandan Yadav, Resident of Village- Raghopur, Tikar P.S. Madhusudanpur, District- Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajive Ranjan Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Shyam Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL ORDER 06-09-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner, who is in custody, seeks bail in connection with Nath Nagar (Lalmatia) P.S. Case No. 717 of 2017 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 363, 365, 354 (B) & 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 8 of the POCSO Act, 2012.

Informant is the father of victim, who in his written complaint has stated that on 30.11.2017 at about 5.00 PM his daughter Kulsum, aged 9 years had gone beside her house to take water, in the meantime, petitioner alongwith other coaccused seduced her and took her in the orchard and touched her body with bad intention and when he went to ask, they

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37498 of 2018(3) dt.06-09-2018 2/2 assaulted and injured him.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. There is no specific allegation against the petitioner and all the allegations are general in nature. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 01.12.2017. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner named above be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Bhagalpur, in connection with Nath Nagar (Lalmatia) P.S. Case No. 717 of 2017. (S. Kumar, J) veena/- U T