Rahul Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; Criminal Miscellaneous No.34682 of 2024; decided 25-09-2024; Justice Anil Kumar Sinha (single judge); anticipatory bail application DISMISSED; arising out of Tekari PS Case No.770 of 2023 dated 20.12.2023, Thana Tekari, District Gaya; offences under Sections 341/323/354-A/34 Indian Penal Code and Sections 8/12 Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (as printed); informant aged about 13 years; allegation that petitioner along with his mother dragged informant 100 meters for kidnapping and rape; informant supported allegation of sexual harassment; Special Judge rejected plea of compromise as ground for anticipatory bail; prima facie material of sexual harassment during investigation; petitioner Rahul Kumar s/o Jhandu Yadav; counsel Surendra Kumar Mishra; Additional Public Prosecutor Humayou Ahmad Khan; no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
The allegation against the petitioner is that he dragged the informant, aged about 13 years, for the purpose of committing rape, in front of other accused persons present at some distance, who were also asking to outrage the modesty of the informant.