Pappu Pal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53792 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-109 Year-2018 Thana- BARHARIA District- Siwan ====================================================== Pappu Pal Son of Motilal Pal Resident of Village- Alampur, P.S.- Jamo, District- Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Yogendra Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 376, 315, 354(B), 506/379 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. According to F.I.R., on pretext of marriage, coaccused Anil Singh established physical relation with the informant and when she became pregnant, he terminated the pregnancy and refused to marry. It is further alleged that this petitioner, along with co-accused Anil Singh and Shankar Pal, tried to commit rape with the informant and when she raised alarm, the accused persons took Rs.1,500/- cash and threatened to kill her.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case due to village politics. From bare perusal of the F.I.R. it is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53792 of 2025(2) dt.18-08-2025 2/2 apparent that it was co-accused Anil Singh who established physical relation with the informant and later, refused to marry. There is no specific allegation of overt act against petitioner. Rest of the allegations are ornamental only to make the case grave. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the nature of accusation and other facts and circumstances of the case, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bailbond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siwan in connection with Barharia P. S. Case No. 109 of 2018, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

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