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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./54594/2019bail granted

Rahul Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2020-02-26Mr. Justice Vinod Kumar Sinha2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 54594 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-93 Year-2018 Thana- IMAMGANJ District- Gaya ====================================================== RAHUL KUMAR son of Sri Tilak Mistri Resident of Bageya, P.S.- Imamganj, Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur Mr.Nilesh Kumar For the State :

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP For Opposite party :

Mr. Vinod Kumar, Adv ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 26-02-2020 Petitioner seeks bail in connection with Imamganj P.S. Case No.93 of 2018 registered under Sections 376, 120B, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and later on Section 4/6 of the POCSO Act.

As per F.I.R. there is allegation against the petitioner is having physical relationship with the informant on the assurance of marriage. She became pregnant then the petitioner tried to abort the pregnancy. Later on, when the family members of the informant reached to the house of the petitioner, petitioner fled away from his house and the family members of the petitioner advised the informant to abort the child and also threatened the informant. Later on, she gave birth to a child. Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the whole allegation is false and concocted and child is not of the petitioner as such he has prayed for D.N.A. test and an

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 54594 of 2019(7) dt.26-02-2020 2/2 order in this regard was passed by a coordinate bench of this court vide order dated 26.06.2019 in Cr. Misc. No. 6226 of 2019. Later on, the D.N.A. report was called for. Now, D.N.A. report is available from which it appears that there is no biological relationship between the petitioner and the child born by the informant.

Heard learned counsel for APP as well as learned counsel for informant who has opposed the prayer for bail. Petitioner is in custody since 11.03.2019.

Considering the report of the D.N.A. test and in view of the above facts and circumstances, let petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.D.J. 1st cum Special Judge (POCSO Act), Gaya in connection with Imamganj P.S. Case No.93/2018 (POCSO Case No.68/2018), with condition after release he will cooperate in disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the trial court, falling which the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of his bail bonds. SUMIT/- (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) U T