Patna High CourtCR. MISC./22646/2025bail granted

Harish Chandra Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

2025-09-01Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22646 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-146 Year-2024 Thana- MOHIUDDIN NAGAR DistrictSamastipur ====================================================== Harish Chandra Paswan S/O Chandeshwar Paswan Resident of VillageHajratpur, Bochaha, P.S.- Mohiuddinnagar, Dist.- Samastipur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar 2.

Rani Devi S/O Baiju Paswan, W/O Chotu Paswan R/O Vill.- Ajampur Pahal, Post- Mamraajpur, P.S.- Desari, Dist.- Vaishali. At present of Vill. and Post and P.S.- Mohiuddinagar, Ward no. 8, Dist.- Samastipur. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Surya Narayan Roy, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Rishabh Gupta, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 01-09-2025 Heard the 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 Mohiuddin Nagar P.S. Case No. 146 of 2024 registered for the offence under Sections 341, 323, 326, 307, 376, 363, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 67, 67(A) of the Information and Technology (Amended) Act, 2000 and under Section 8 of the POCSO, Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is said to have committed rape with the victim. The complaint case has been filed after four months of occurrence. From the complaint, it appears that the occurrence took place in Punjab.

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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence. The petitioner is in custody since 11.02.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this application for regular bail is allowed.

7. Accordingly, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-VI-cumSpl. Court (POCSO), District-Samastipur/concerned Court below in connection with Mohiuddin Nagar P.S. Case No. 146 of 2024 subject to condition that:- (i) The petitioner shall appear in the trial regularly either personally or through his lawyer and shall cooperate in the trial and noncooperation in the trial shall result in cancellation of the bail bonds of the petitioner.

8. This application for regular bail stands allowed. (Sandeep Kumar, J) anand/- U T