Chintu Kumar Singh @ Chintu Kumar @ Chintu Singh @ Sintu Kumar @ Sintu Singh @ Amit Singh @ Amit v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.19107 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -26 Year- 2013 Thana -RAGHOPUR District- SUPAUL ======================================================

1. CHINTU KUMAR SINGH @ CHINTU KUMAR @ CHINTU SINGH @ SINTU KUMAR @ SINTU SINGH @ AMIT SINGH @ AMIT Son of Sri Bhushan Singh, Resident of Village - Hanuman Nagar, P.S. - Raghopur, District - Supaul.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Naresh Chandra Verma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. H.A.Khan(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 09-11-2016 Heard both sides.

The petitioner seeks bail in Raghopur P.S. Case No. 26 of 2013, registered for the offences punishable under Section 376 and other Sections of the Indian Penal Code.

The petitioner is alleged to have committed rape with the victim. Prayer for bail of the petitioner was lastly rejected on 29.07.2015 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 11320/2015 with a direction to the trial court to conclude the trial within six months and if the trial is not concluded within six months, the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail. A report was called for. It appears that the victim did not appear before the trial court. The report of the S.P., Supaul discloses that non-bailable

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19107 of 2016 (4) dt.09-11-2016 2/2 warrant of arrest was handed over to ASI to arrest the victim from his native village Barojan, P.S.-Tamarhat, District-Dhubri, Assam, but the victim could not be traced out. The villagers disclosed that the victim had gone outside to earn her livelihood. The petitioner is in jail since 25.02.2013. The petitioner has already remained in jail for more than three and half years.

Considering the facts aforesaid, the petitioner above named is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge 1st, Supaul in connection with Raghopur P.S. Case No. 26 of 2013, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the trial court during course of trial. If the petitioner fails to appear before the trial court on each and every date, the trial court shall cancel the bail bond of the petitioner. (Prabhat Kumar Jha, J.) Rakhi U T