Premchand Kumar @ Premchandra Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Premchand Kumar @ Premchandra Kumar bail rejected Patna High Court Cr Misc 15928/2024 15-05-2024 Mahila PS Case 59/2023 Gaya rape 376 376(3) 504 506 IPC POCSO section 4/6 minor girl 13 years pregnancy deaf victim s.164 CrPC statement medical board age 13-14 custody since 18.07.2023 bail denial Chandra Prakash Singh J informant Sunita Devi victim Kushi Kumari Md. Javed Jafar Khan Sarita Kumari Uday Pratap Singh APP
What did the court decide?
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the specific and heinous nature of the allegations against the petitioner (rape of the informant's minor daughter, aged about 13 years, resulting in pregnancy, corroborated by medical board findings and the s.164 statement), the Court was not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. ¶judg. para 6 (input ¶23)