Ashish Ranjan @ Ashish Kumar @ Ashish Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48423 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2021 Thana- KORMA District- Sheikhpura ====================================================== Ashish Ranjan @ Ashish Kumar @ Ashish Ranjan Kumar Son of Raj Kumar Resident of Village - Chade (Chandey), P.S.- Korma, District - Sheikhpura. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Manorma Devi Wife of Munna Kumar R/o Village - Chilvila, P.S.- Korma, District - Sheikhpura.

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Dinkar Kumar, Advocate Mr. Ajit Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-12-2025 Heard Mr. Dinkar Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 8 and 10 of the POCSO Act and Section 37(c)(d) of the Bihar Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that this petitioner made the minor daughter of informant drink some intoxicant due to which she became unconscious.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48423 of 2025(3) dt.02-12-2025 2/2 committed no offence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case due to village politics. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. with specific accusation that he made the daughter of informant drink some intoxicant and made her unconscious. Petitioner is principal of the school in which minor daughter of informant was studying.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, specific and direct nature of accusation and gravity of offence, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T