Ravi Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2723 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-82 Year-2025 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Ravi Kumar S/O Ramesh Rajak R/O Vill.and P.O- Kesath, ThanaNawaNagar, District - Buxar, District- Buxar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
XYZ D/O K R/O Vill.- Dev, P.S- Sikarhatta, Dist- Bhojpur ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Sr. Advocate Mr. Ram Prawesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Chandra Sen Pd. Singh, A.P.P.
For the Informant :
Mr. Uday Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, informant and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 352, 351(2), 64, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
3. It is alleged that on pretext of marriage, this petitioner established physical relation with the informant and thereafter, refused to marry.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. As a matter of fact, petitioner and informant were having love affair and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2723 of 2026(4) dt.22-06-2026 2/2 petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case for the purpose of marriage as he is a government employee. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.
5. Learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposed the bail application and submitted that the victim in her statement, recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS, has supported the prosecution case and her age is assessed to be 17 years.
6. In view of the gravity of the offence, age of the victim and her statement recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T