Hariom Kumar Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58042 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-289 Year-2020 Thana- AWTARNAGAR District- Saran ====================================================== HARIOM KUMAR RAI Son of Upendra Rai Resident of Village- Naya Tola Haraji, P.S.- Awatar Nagar, District- Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Krishna Kumar Yadav For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rabindra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 03-01-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Awatarnagar P.S. Case No.289 of 2020, registered for the offence punishable u/s 341, 448, 323, 324, 376, 511/34 IPC. Allegedly, the petitioner is said to have tried to outrage the modesty of the informant.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No such occurrence in the manner as alleged has ever taken place. Petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case due to prior land dispute. It is submitted that due to the prior land dispute and to impose pressure for compromise in land dispute, petitioner has been implicated in this case by the informant.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58042 of 2022(2) dt.03-01-2023 2/2 Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail and submits that there is a direct allegation against the petitioner in the F.I.R.

Considering the nature of offence, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner named above is hereby rejected.

This application is accordingly dismissed.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) pallavi/- U T