Raja Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.4850 of 2024, decided 03-04-2024 by Hon'ble Dr. Anshuman (J.). Petitioner Raja Kumar s/o Surendra Das @ Lotan Das (West Champaran) sought regular bail via advocate Vatsal Verma in Sangrampur P.S. Case No.300 of 2023 (East Champaran), charges under IPC Sections 376 and 493 with POCSO Act Sections 4 and 8; opposed by State through APP Ram Naresh Ray. Earlier bail rejection dated 07.11.2023 in Cr. Misc. No.70939 of 2023 with liberty to reapply after framing of charge. Trial court report indicated trial likely to conclude within 5 months. Bail application rejected/refused; disposition dismissed. Keywords: bail refusal, renewed bail application, POCSO, IPC 376/493, East Champaran, trial completion timeline.
What did the court decide?
On the present facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made, the Court was not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner at present, and therefore rejected the bail application.