Raju Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.27125 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -19 Year- 2016 Thana -PALI District- JEHANABAD ====================================================== Raju Kumar Son of Raj Kumar Singh resident of Village - Imaliya, Police Station - Pali in the district of Jehanabad.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sushant Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Smt. Renuka Ratnakar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 04-07-2016 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 188, 353, 171/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 132/135 of Representation of People Act.

The prosecution case as per the informant being Presiding Officer of Booth No. 33 situated at Upgraded Middle School, Imaliya during Panchayat Elections, 2016 is that on 10.05.2016 at 3.30 P.M. the petitioner entered into the polling booth and after taking ballot paper tore the same and raised alarm as a result the polling process was interrupted. In the whole episode the petitioner was assisted by his friend Brajesh Kumar.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27125 of 2016 (2) dt.04-07-2016 2/2 It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the accusation has been levelled since the petitioner made protest against bogus voting. A statement has been made in paragraph 3 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

The aforesaid facts constitute ground for consideration of prayer for regular bail, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Pali P.S. Case No. 19 of 2016 pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-4, Jehanabad.

Accordingly, this application is disposed of. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) DKS/- U T