Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58390 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-56 Year-2022 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Patna ====================================================== Ranjan Kumar S/o Sri Santosh Verma R/o Village and PO- Painal, PS- Bihta, Dist- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sunil Kumar Pathak, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pranav Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 03-11-2025 Heard the parties.

2. The accused/petitioner is named in F.I.R. and apprehending his arrest in connection with Mahila Case No. 56 of 2022, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 328, 376, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and 66(E) of I.T. Act.

3.The allegation against the petitioner is to commit rape upon the informant aged about 37 years, where before actual occurrence she became senseless after taking adulterous water from the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is the relative of victim as he is the husband of sister-in-law (Nandoi) of the informant. It is pointed out that due to certain family disputes, the petitioner was implicated falsely with present case. It is submitted the FIR was lodged with delay of about six months i.e. on 09.05.2022 for

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58390 of 2025(3) dt.03-11-2025 2/2 the occurrence dated 01.11.2021. Petitioner claimed clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP while opposing the prayer of bail submitted that the allegation is specifically available against this petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and by taking note of fact that the FIR in issue was lodged with delay of six months without any justified explanation, accordingly, above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial Court, within a period of four weeks of the order, is directed to be released on bail furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge, Rape and POCSO Act, Patna (POCSO), Aurangabad/concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Mahila Case No. 56 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) veena/- U T