Ashok Kumar Jha @ Ashok Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.34672 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -3 Year- 2015 Thana -MAHILA P.S. District- BHAGALPUR ====================================================== Ashok Kumar Jha @ Ashok Jha Son of Lal Mohan Jha, Resident of Mohalla-Barari(Pashchim Tola), P.S-Barari,District-Bhagalpur. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ritesh Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Dr.Mrityunjaya Kr.Gautam ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 22-08-2016 Heard Sri Narendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri (Dr.) Mrityunjaya Kumar Gautam, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor.

The sole petitioner, who is in custody in Mahila P.S. Case No.3/2015 registered for the offence under Sections 376, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the POCSO Act, has prayed for grant of bail.

It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that as per F.I.R. itself, the petitioner is cousin brother of the informant and due to land dispute, the petitioner has been made accused in the present case.

However, after going through the F.I.R. as well as the statement of the victim girl recorded under Section 164 of the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34672 of 2016 (2) dt.22-08-2016 2/2 Code of Criminal Procedure, which has been brought on record as Annexure-3 to the petition, I do not find any ground to extend the privilege of bail.

The petition stands dismissed.

(Rakesh Kumar, J) NKS/- U T