Ravi Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58281 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-685 Year-2019 Thana- PHULWARISHARIF District- Patna ====================================================== RAVI RANJAN KUMAR Son of Shri Shiv Shankar Choudhari R/VBehrawan, P.S- Pipra, Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs.Prachi Pallavi, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anil Prasad Singh,APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 23-02-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence under Sections 363,366(A), 376,504,506 of IPC and Section 6 of the POCSO Act, 2012.

The prosecution case, in short, is that on 13.07.2019 the daughter of the informant had gone to coaching with her friend but did not return and when a search was made, the phone number of Ravi Ranjan Kumar, who runs the coaching, was found to be switched off. It is further alleged that Ravi did not return back to his home and it was found out that he had enticed his daughter, aged about 14 years, and took her with him on the pretext of marriage. It is further alleged that the informant's daughter has taken away jewellery worth Rs. 10,000/- with her and when enquiry was made from Amit Kumar, brother of Ravi

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58281 of 2022(4) dt.23-02-2023 2/2 Ranjan Kumar, he threatened not to lodge any case. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent. He has falsely been implicated in the present case. Further submits that in fact the petitioner was in love with the victim girl. Further submits that the allegation as alleged in the FIR is false and fabricated. No such occurrence took place.

Learned A.P.P. for the State, on the basis of the material available on the record and the case dairy, has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the statement of the victim girl under Section 164 Cr. P.C. was recorded in which she has categorically stated that the petitioner has committed rape upon her.

Considering the aforesaid facts, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail in connection with Phulwarisharif (Janipur) P.S.Case No.685 of 2019/Special Case No.94 of 2022 pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge VIcum-Special Judge POCSO, Patna. Prayer is refused.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Nitesh/- U T