Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5455 of 2012 (3) dt.03-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5455 of 2012 ========================================== Chhotu @ Manindra, son of Dina Nath Verma @ Dina Nath Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ========================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 03-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State who is armed with carbon copy of the case diary. This application has been filed for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner in connection with S. Tr. No. 1410/2011/Tr. No. 224/2011 (arising out of Danapur P.S. Case No. 151/2011) pending before Additional Sessions Judge, Vth, Danapur (Patna), for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is one of the named accused in this case facing trial for commission of offence under [STATUTE] . upon a girl aged about seven years. Submission is of false implication without any support but statement of the victim coupled with medical examination report speaks something compelling refusal of prayer at this stage. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, prayer of regular bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. Simultaneously, trial court is directed to proceed expeditiously and petitioner is at liberty to renew his prayer before the trial court after examination of the victim and her mother, informant. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 376

Statute Text:
Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. Rape. Whoever, commits an offence punishable under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 376 and in the course of such commission inflicts an injury which causes the death of the woman or causes the woman to be in a persistent vegetative state, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than twenty years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life, or with death.