Rahul Singh @ Rahul Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9587 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-26 Year-2021 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Purnia ====================================================== Rahul Singh @ Rahul Kumar S/o- Ramesh Singh R/o- DS College, Prabhat Nagar Ps- Katihar Sadar Dist- Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar Bihar 2.

X D/o- Paresh Chanda Das R/o- Begambadi Kasba Ps- Kasba Dist- Purnea ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bimlesh Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Umeshanand Pandit ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 14-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in Mahila P.S. Case No. 26 of 2021 initially registered under Sections 376, 354C, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code in which, charge sheet has been submitted under Section-354C, 354D, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code but later on, cognizance has been taken under Sections 376, 354C, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. According to the allegation, the petitioner and the victim decided to marry. The petitioner on the pretext of marriage established sexual relationship with the victim.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9587 of 2025(6) dt.14-10-2025 2/2

4. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that according to allegation, the petitioner posted photograph of the victim on facebook but as a matter of fact, the victim herself posted the photograph of sister of the petitioner, for which, the sister of the petitioner has lodged a case in Purnea Mahila Police Station and for this reason, the petitioner has been implicated in the present case. His further submission is that the case under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code is not attracted.

5. Learned APP has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Purnea in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 26 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) A.K.V.//- U T