IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.34882 of 2009 CHANDAN KUMAR SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 26.10.2009 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Substance of allegation as against the petitioner is of catching hold of the informant and trying to force himself upon her. It is stated that seeing the sister-in-law of the informant, the petitioner subsequently ran away from the place. It is contended that the petitioner has been framed in the present transaction as he is a trader and had been selling provisions to the family of informant and it is only when he tried to recover the money the present case has been instituted. Learned counsel for the petitioner in order to substantiate his submission relied upon the statement of the informant made under section 164 Cr.P.C., placed at Annexure-2 of the application in which she accepted that the mother of the informant was used to take provisions from the petitioner who runs a general store. - 2 - The case was instituted on 1.9.2008 and the petitioner has been absconding all these times and has subsequently surrendered only on 6.7.2009. Having regard to the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail. This application is dismissed. Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, J.)