Rajesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60092 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-339 Year-2021 Thana- LAKHISARAI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== RAJESH KUMAR S/O ARJUN YADAV Resident of village- Ram Nagar, Ward No- 4, P.S.- Kiul, District- Lakhisarai. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Umesh Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Narsingh Tanti, APP For the Informant : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 24-03-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State assisted by learned counsel for the informant.
The petitioner apprehends his arrest in Lakhisarai (Amahra) P.S. Case No. 339 of 2021 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 67 and 67 (a) of the I.T. Act. The allegation against the petitioner is that by forging the photographs and documents of marriage of the informant, he blackmailed her.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no such occurrence as alleged ever took place. He has been falsely implicated in this case due to enmity, malice and grudge. It is further submitted that all photographs tagged with
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60092 of 2022(4) dt.24-03-2023 2/2 this F.I.R. in the sealed envelope was sent by the victim Puja Kumari to this petitioner. As a matter of fact, the victim Puja Kumari is major and aged about 23 years. The petitioner has three criminal antecedents as mentioned in para-3 of this application.
Learned APP for the State assisted by learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposing the bail petition submitted that considering the nature of the allegation, the petitioner does not deserve bail.
Considering the facts and circumstances of case, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. However, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned Court below within six weeks from today and seek regular bail, the learned Court below would pass order in accordance with law without being prejudiced by this order. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T