The Patna High Court rejected the petitioner's bail application in a rape case involving offences punishable under Sections 366, 376(D), 341, 323, 307, and 506 IPC. Despite arguments regarding inconsistencies in the FIR and medical reports, the court denied bail due to the gravity of the offence.
Bail application rejected; petitioner remains in custody.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23907 of 2022
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-111 Year-2020 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Araria
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Jamal @ Doma, Son of Mainuddin, R/O Village- Jorganj, P.S.- Janki Nagar, District- Purnea
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Viveka Nand Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar, APP ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 03-08-2022
Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to
remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks from today.
Heard Mr. Viveka Nand Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
The petitioner seeks regular bail, who is in custody in connection with Araria Mahila P.S. Case No. 111 of 2020 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 366, 376(D), 341, 323, 307, 506 of the Indian Penal Code.
As per prosecution case, it is alleged that on while the informant was coming from the market, co-accused Major on the point of pistol forcefully brought her at a distant place, where the petitioner along with other co-accused persons, named in the F.I.R., committed gang rape upon her by putting
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her to threat of life.
It is submitted by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that falsity of the prosecution case is evident from the fact that in the F.I.R. she allegedly stated that Major kidnapped her and thereafter three persons committed rape on her. However, in her statement recorded under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C. she has taken the name of only three persons and excluded the other two persons stating there that they have been falsely implicated. It is further submitted that the Medical report also does not support the prosecution case, inasmuch as no evidence of fresh sexual assault has been found. It is also submitted that the victim is a major woman, apart from the fact that this petitioner is in custody since 24.12.2021.
On the other hand, learned counsel for the State vehemently opposes the bail application and submits that the victim in her re-statement as well as her statement recorded under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C. categorically stated that this petitioner along with others have committee rape upon her. It is also submitted that from the impugned order it also appears that the independent witnesses have also supported the prosecution case.
Having regard to the submissions made on behalf of
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the parties and considering the specific nature of accusation and the gravity of the offence, this Court is not persuaded to enlarge the petitioner on bail.
Accordingly, the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner is hereby rejected.
However, it is expected that the learned trial court will take all necessary and sincere steps to conclude the trial as early as possible
(Harish Kumar, J)
uday/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner seeking bail in a rape case instituted under Sections 366, 376(D), 341, 323, 307, 506 IPC should be enlarged on bail.
Jamal @ Doma
The State of Bihar
Harish Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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