Bharat Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51496 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-377 Year-2021 Thana- SARAIYA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== BHARAT CHOUDHARY S/o- RAM PRASAD CHOUDHARY @ RAM PRASAD SAHANI Resident of Village- Saheela Patti, Police StationSaraiya, District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Md. Shamimul Hoda, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dr. Ajeet Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 01-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through video conferencing in view of COVID 19.

The petitioner is in judicial custody in connection with Saraiya P.S. Case No. 377 of 2021 (G.R. No. 63 of 2021) registered under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and section 6 of the POCSO Act.

The allegation against the petitioner is that the informant's 10 years old daughter came crying back to home stating that by luring her of providing watermelon, the petitioner herein took her to a secluded place and committed rape. Considering the gravity of the nature of offence alleged in the First Information Report against a little child, I am

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51496 of 2021(3) dt.01-04-2022 2/2 not inclined to grant the privilege of bail to the petitioner here in which is accordingly rejected.

(Rajiv Roy, J) Jagdish/- U T