Patna High CourtCR. MISC./85901/2024dismissed

Saurav Kumar Sinha v. The State Of Bihar

2024-12-17Mr. Justice Anjani Kumar Sharan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85901 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-429 Year-2024 Thana- KOTWALI District- Patna ====================================================== Saurav Kumar Sinha S/O Kishor Prasad Sinha R/O Mohalla - Bharatpur Simali Near Dakshin Madhya Gramin Bank, P.S. - Malsalami, Distt- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rudal Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Naresh Ray ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 17-12-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 342, 376 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Petitioner is said to have established physical relation with the informant on the pretext of marriage.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that the age of the informant is 25 years and she has developed the friendship with the petitioner on her own sweet will. He submits that occurrence took place on 13.10.2022 but the FIR has been lodged on 11.07.2024 after delay of 22 months without explaining any reasonable cause of delay. He submits that the petitioner has already submitted a written

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85901 of 2024(2) dt.17-12-2024 2/2 application before the S.H.O. Malsalami P.S., Patna with a prayer to take legal ation against the group of cheater who is involved in cheating the innocent persons on 20.04.2024. He further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail application.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the nature of offence, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected in connection with Kotwali P.S. Case No. 429 of 2024.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) devendra/- U T