Patna High CourtCR. MISC./80088/2024bail rejected

Vikash Kumar Pandey @ Rishu Pandey @ Ishu Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

2025-01-17Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80088 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-682 Year-2023 Thana- SASARAM MUFFSIL District- Rohtas ====================================================== Vikash Kumar Pandey @ Rishu Pandey @ Ishu Pandey S/O Shiv Shankar Pandey R/O Village- Paltu Dihara, P.S- Kargahar, District- Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar 2.

Raju Gupta S/O Late Mahabir Prasad Gupta R/O Village- Jagdandih, P.SSasaram(HQ), Rohtas. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Krishana Pd. Singh, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Ravi Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Ranjay Kr. Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rina Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Sasaram (Muffasil) P.S. Case No. 682 of 2023 dated 25.12.2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 376, 511, 201, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and 4(1), 16 of the POCSO Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is alleged to have committed murder of the informant's daughter by strangulating her.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80088 of 2024(3) dt.17-01-2025 2/2 this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The name of the petitioner has sprung up during the course of investigation. The informant is not the eye witness to the alleged occurrence. There is nothing except suspicion. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 01.04.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the specific and heinous nature of offence against the petitioner, this court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner and the same is rejected in connection with Sasaram (Muffasil) P.S. Case No. 682 of 2023, pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-VI, Exclusive Special Court, POCSO, Rohtas at Sasaram.

7. Learned court below is directed to conclude the trial of the petitioner at the earliest.

8. The application stands rejected.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Shivam/- U T