Kunnu Kumar @ Rajmani Kumar v. The State of Bihar

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : For the Opposite Party/s : ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN Mr. Niraj Kumar, Advocate Mr. Harendra Prasad, APP ORAL ORDER 2 21-02-2023 Let the defect, if any, be removed within two weeks from today. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Chiksaura P.S. Case No. 12 of 2022 lodged under Section 366(A)/34 of the I.P.C. and later on Section 376 of I.P.C. and Sections 4/6 of POCSO Act added. As per the prosecution, the allegation of kidnapping as well as rape and also in section POCSO is there in the F.I.R.. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the entire F.I.R. is not correct and it has been categorically stated by him in paragraph-5 that the alleged victim went with him with full consent and presently residing with the petitioner happily Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53958 of 2022(2) dt.21-02-2023 after marry. Counsel further submits that antecedent of the petitioner is clean and he is in custody since 21.07.2022. Counsel further submits that in the medical report which is annexed as Annexure-2 the medical board has opined the age of the victim is between 16 to 17 years. From the order sheet also it transpires that the victim in her statement u/s 164 of Cr.P.C. has categorically stated that she was forcefully kidnapped and wrong act has been done with her. bail. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for In this view of the matter, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the bail petition of the petitioner is hereby rejected. Trial Court is directed to consider the case of petitioner, if the victim has adduced evidence in favour of the petitioner. (Dr. Anshuman, J.) ravishankar/- U