Patna High CourtCR. MISC./61515/2018rejected

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

2018-11-20Mr. Justice Birendra Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.61515 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-446 Year-2018 Thana- BHAGALPUR KOTWALI DistrictBhagalpur ====================================================== Ranjan Kumar @ Ranjan Kumar Tanti S/o. Khagesh Tanti, R/o. Tunna Mukherjee Lane, P.S. Barari O.P., District- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shiwesh Chandra Mishra, Advocate Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Priya Saran Singh, APP For the Informant : Mr. Diwakar Upadhyaya, Advocate Mr. Nihar Nandan Ambasta, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 20-11-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Kotwali (Barari) P.S. Case No.446 of 2018, registered for the offence punishable under Section 366A/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The statement of the victim girl, aged about 15 years, recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C., would reveal that the petitioner and others had forcefully taken her when she was going to attend coaching classes. Later on, the kidnappers escaped one by one and she was left at the Sultanpur Railway Station. She further stated that petitioner had entered into her

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.61515 of 2018(2) dt.20-11-2018 2/2 house in the past also and attempted to sexually exploit her. However, the petitioner was left to go after he sought for pardon.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the entire statement was to pressurize for marriage. Learned counsel for the informant opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Considering the fact that the statement of the victim cannot be disbelieved at this stage, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Hence, the prayer for anticipatory bail is refused.

(Birendra Kumar, J) Mkr./- U T