Patna High CourtCR. MISC./58598/2021bail rejected

Raushan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2021-11-17Mr. Justice Anil Kumar Sinha2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58598 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-297 Year-2018 Thana- MADHEPURA District- Madhepura ====================================================== RAUSHAN KUMAR S/o- NARESH PASWAN Resident of Village- Azad Nagar, Ward No. 07, P.S.- Madhepura, District- Madhepura. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms.Shilpi Keshri For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Manoj Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 17-11-2021 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Madhepura Police Station Case No. 297 of 2018, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 366-A/34/120-B/376 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

This is the second attempt on behalf of the petitioner for grant of regular bail. Earlier, the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner was rejected by this Court, vide order, dated 09.02.2021, passed in Criminal Misc. No. 35311 of 2020, giving liberty to the petitioner to renew his prayer for bail after three months from the date of the order, if the trial is not concluded within that period.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58598 of 2021(3) dt.17-11-2021 2/2 The allegation, as per the First Information Report, is that the petitioner forcibly abducted the minor daughter of the informant and committed rape upon her.

This Court, vide order, dated 06.10.2021, had called for a report from the learned Court below regarding the stage of the case and in pursuance of the said order, a report has been submitted by learned 6th Additional Sessions Judge -cumSpecial Judge (POCSO), Madhepura, and from perusal of the same, it would be evident that the trial is fixed for argument and the learned Trial Court has given the estimated time for conclusion of the trial within 20 days.

In view of the fact that the trial is at the verge of conclusion, I am not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner at this stage.

This application is, accordingly, dismissed.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J.) Prabhakar Anand/- U √ T √