Ram Raghunath Narnoliya v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.165 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-19 Year-2024 Thana- BUXAR District- Buxar ====================================================== Ram Raghunath Narnoliya Son of Bhim Rao Narnoliya @ Bhinya Ram @ Bhimaram Narnoliya @ Bhiya Ram Resident of Village- Dodiyana, P.S.- Pandukalan, District- Nagaur (Ajmer) Rajasthan, Pin- 341031 ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Arvind Kumar Pradhan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Buxar (Town) P.S. Case No. 19 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 376/506/420 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that informant and petitioner become friends through social media in the year 2019-20. Thereafter, it is alleged that on pretext of marriage, petitioner established physical relationship with the informant several times and later on, he refused to marry with the informant.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submit that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.165 of 2025(3) dt.20-03-2025 2/3 case. From bare perusal of the F.I.R., it is apparent that when relationship developed between the parties, both parties were major. The relationship between the parties was consensual and both of them enjoyed each other's company and indulged in sexual act for two years as such, the same cannot be said to be induced or involuntarily. Informant was very much capable of understanding the consequences of her action and simply because the relationship could not work out, it will not give rise to institution of F.I.R. for the offence under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts of the case, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the petitioner above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Buxar, in connection with Buxar (Town) P.S. Case No. 19 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.165 of 2025(3) dt.20-03-2025 3/3 the Indian Penal Code.
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