IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.13678 of 2008 RAJESH JHA @ RAJESH KUMAR JHA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 02.05.2008 Heard on the bail petition filed on behalf of petitioner Rajesh Jha @ Rajesh Kumar Jha who is in custody since 3.1.2008 in connection with Harlalkhi P.S. Case No. 53 of 2007, registered under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted that the victim (informant) Sarita Kumari who filed FIR was aged about 18 years. While recording her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C, the informant has given her age as 19 years. She had gone to see video film at the house of her neighbour at night and at about 4 A.M. in the next morning when she was coming out from the house of her neighbour for natural call, the petitioner caught hold of her. The submission has been advanced on behalf of the petitioner that a Panchayati was convened in which it was decided that on 20.4.2007 the petitioner will, marry the informant and when the petitioner declined, he has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that the petitioner is a minor boy and is aged about 17 years as he passed matriculation examination in the year 2007. In the facts and circumstances, the petitioner above named is admitted to bail on execution of bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani in connection with Harlalkhi P.S. Case No. 53 of 2007. Sanjeet (Subash Chandra Jha, J.) - 2 -