Ranjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.18244 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -312 Year- 2017 Thana -LAKHISARAI District- LAKHISARAI ====================================================== Ranjeet Kumar, Son of Sri Dilip Chaudhary, Resident of Village-Jainagar Bari Kauwaha, P.S.-Lakhisarai, District-Lakhisarai .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Advocate Mr. S.Shekhar, Advocate For the Opposite Party : Mr. Indra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER 16-05-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner is an accused in a case registered for offence under sections 366A and 120B of the IPC as well as under section 8 of the POCSO Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that other than suspicion there is nothing on the record to connect the petitioner with the offence.

Allegation made in the FIR is that the petitioner and co-accused Dhannu Thathera made last call and sent message on the mobile phone of informant's daughter before her missing.

In view of the gravity of allegation as also the fact that the victim has not been recovered till date, I am not inclined to

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18244 of 2018 (3) dt.16-05-2018 2/2 grant bail to the petitioner for the present. The prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected.

(Madhuresh Prasad, J) Shashi.

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