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2022 DIGILAW 2913 (RAJ)

Lakhan Singh @ Lakhan Banna v. State of Rajasthan

2022-12-08

MANOJ KUMAR GARG

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JUDGMENT Manoj Kumar Garg, J. - The present bail application has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with FIR No.266/2021 of Police Station Kudi Bhagtasani, Jodhpur for the offence punishable under Sections 376, 376(2)(n), 406, 323, 341, 384 of IPC and Sections 3/4, 5/6 of POCSO Act. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that victim has been examined before the trial Court as PW-1 and according to her statement, no allegation of committing rape has been levelled against the present petitioner. The petitioner is in the judicial custody and the trial of the case will take sufficiently long time. Therefore, the benefit of bail should be granted to the accused-petitioner. 3. Learned Public Prosecutor has opposed the prayer for bail. 4. I have considered the arguments advanced before me and carefully gone through the record. 5. According to the statement of victim(PW-1), specific allegation has been levelled by the victim against the present petitioner that he took money from the people and used to force her for prostitution, therefore, this Court is not inclined to grant benefit of bail to the petitioner. 6. In the above circumstances, the bail application filed by the petitioner is hereby rejected. 7. However, trial Court is directed to expedite the trial.