IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

Cr. Appeal (D.B.) No. 357 of 2023

Apurva Chatterjee @ Purba Chatterjee.

.... .… Appellant

Versus

The State of Jharkhand

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….Respondent

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CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHASH CHAND

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For the Appellant

:

Mr. Binod Kumar, Advocate.

For the Respondent :

Mrs.Snehlika Bhagat, A.P.P.

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Order No.04/dated 19.07.2023

Per Sujit Narayan Prasad, J:

The instant appeal preferred under Section 21(4) of the

National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 is directed against the

order dated 30.01.2023 passed by the learned Addl. Sessions

Judge-IV-cum-Special Judge POCSO, Gumla in A.B.P.No. 18 of

2022 whereby and whereunder the prayer for anticipatory bail

of the appellant, namely, Apurva Chatterjee @ Purba Chatterjee

in connection with Palkot P.S. Case No. 78 of 2022, registered

under Sections 363, 370,354 of the Indian Penal Code and

under Section 8 of POCSO Act, 2012 has been rejected.

2.

It has been contended on behalf of the appellant that the

statement of the victim girl was recorded under Sectio