The Patna High Court rejected the petitioner's application for pre-arrest bail in a case alleging sexual offence and obscene recording, deeming the allegations serious.
Pre-arrest bail application rejected.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13889 of 2016
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -25 Year- 2013 Thana -MAHILA P.S. District- PATNA ====================================================== Ratnesh Choubey @ Ratnesh Kumar son of Late Sudama Choubey, permanent resident of village & Post- Sakla Bazar, P.S.- Karakat, DistrictRohtas, at present Mohalla- Shivajee Colony, Anisabad, P.S.- Beur, Town and District- Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anurag Saurav, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Veena Kumari Jaiswal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER
The prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail of the petitioner was earlier rejected by a Bench of this court vide order dated 19th April, 2014 passed in Cr.Misc. No.8740 of 2014.
It is alleged in the FIR by the prosecutrix that the petitioner is her brother-in-law and he not only ravished her but also took video recording of obscene photographs.
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13889 of 2016 (3) dt.05-04-2016
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Taking into consideration the serious nature of allegation, I see no reason to take a different view of the matter. Accordingly, the application for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner is rejected.
(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J)
Md.S./-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to pre-arrest bail in a case involving offences under Sections 376 and 312 of the IPC.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Ratnesh Choubey
The State of Bihar
Ashwani Kumar Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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