Sahid Raja @ Guddu @ Shahid Raja v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3511 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-235 Year-2025 Thana- MIRGANJ District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Sahid Raja @ Guddu @ Shahid Raja S/O Sharif Mansuri @ Mahammad Sarif Permanent Resident of Village- Murarpatti, P.S- Nautan, Distt- Siwan at present Resident of village- Bhojhata, P.S.- Mirganj, Distt.- Gopalganj. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

X W/O X R/O Ekdanga Bazar, P.S- Mirganj, Dist.- Gopalganj. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amresh Kumar Singh, Advocate :

Mr. Dewanand Tiwari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Lokesh Kumar Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 09-04-2026 Heard Mr. Amresh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Anil Kumar, learned A.P.P. for the State and Mr. Lokesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the Informant.

2. The petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 04.08.2025 in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case No. 235 of 2025, FIR dated 11.05.2025 registered for the offence under Section 137(2), 96, 70(2) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 and Section 4 and 8 of POCSO Act.

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3. According to the prosecution case, the informant alleged that on the 10.05.2025 at about 10 P.M, the petitioner along with other co-accused persons allured and took away her minor daughter along with some jewellery.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the allegation as alleged in the F.I.R. is false and fabricated and the petitioner has not committed any offences as alleged in the F.I.R and the petitioner is rotting in judicial custody since 04.08.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the Informant, on the other hand, have vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submit that statement of the victim was recorded under Section 183 BNSS in which she has fully supported the case of the prosecution and apart from that the learned Trial Court has assessed the age of the victim to be about 15 years which suggest that at the time of occurrence she was minor and petitioner carries one criminal antecedent.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as nature of allegation supported by statement of the victim, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case No. 235 of 2025, pending in

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7. Prayer is refused.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Suruchi/- U T