Rahul Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19427 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-235 Year-2024 Thana- BARHIYA District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Rahul Kumar, S/o Sanjay Thakur, resident of village - Pahadpur, P.S.- Barahiya, Distt.- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Rita Kumari, D/o Mahesh Prasad, resident of village - Pahadpur, P.S.- Barahiya, Distt.- Lakhisarai ... ... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Rabi Bhushan, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Brajendra Nath Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 23-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant. 2.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Barahiya P.S. Case No.235 of 2024 registered for the offence under sections 75 and 78 of the B.N.S., 2023 and under sections 8/12 of the POCSO Act.

3.

The petitioner is accused of committing rape with a minor girl. He is in custody since 14.12.2024. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the victim is major and in support of this submission, he has drawn the attention of this Court to the Aadhar Card of the victim. He further submits that the boy and the girl were in a

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19427 of 2025(3) dt.23-07-2025 2/2 relationship and the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case.

5.

Learned counsel for the informant has opposed the prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail. 6.

Since the allegation is of committing rape with a minor girl, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this bail application is rejected with liberty to the petitioner to renew his prayer for bail in the trial court after the deposition of the victim is recorded. (Sandeep Kumar, J) pawan/- U T