Rajeev Kumar @ Sataha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.56663 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-350 Year-2018 Thana- SAMASTIPUR MUFFASIL District- Samastipur ========================================== Rajeev Kumar @ Sataha, S/o- Ram Bahadur Mahto @ Ram Bahadur Singh, resident of Village- Laguniya Raghukanth, P.S.- Mufasil, District- Samastipur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Malay Kumar Choudhary For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Smt. Rita Verma ========================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 10-12-2018 The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in connection with Samastipur Mufassil P.S. Case No. 350 of 2018 instituted for the offences under Sections 448, 354A, 354B, 354D, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 12 of the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

Regard being had to the nature of accusation levelled in the F.I.R., this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

However, since the informant of the case is the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.56663 of 2018(3) dt.10-12-2018 2/2 uncle of the petitioner and there is a Title Suit pending between the parties, this Court observes that in the event of the petitioner surrendering before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and praying for bail, the Court below shall look into the aforesaid facts and pass orders in accordance with law without being prejudiced by the fact that the present anticipatory bail petition has been rejected by this Court.

The petition is dismissed with the aforesaid observation.

(Ashutosh Kumar, J) Shageer/- U T