Chandresh Kumar @ Raja @ Raj v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36984 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-4 Year-2025 Thana- SIGAUDI District- Patna ====================================================== Chandresh Kumar @ Raja @ Raj Son of Sanjay Saw @ Sanjay Kumar R/O Village and P.O.- Jarkha, P.S.- Sigori, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar Patna 2.
Santosh Kumar S/O- Late Magar Mahto R/O Vill and P.O.- Jarkh, P.S.- Sigori, District- Patna (801110) ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Baban Kumar, Adv.
For the State :
Mr.Satya Nand Shukla, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 05-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.
2. In this case, the petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Sigori P.S. Case No. 4 of 2025, corresponding to Spl. POCSO Case No. 21 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 76, 77, 3(5) of the BNS, 2023 and Sections 8, 12 of the POCSO Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner mentally harassed the informant's daughters for about a year by pasting obscene writings along with their photographs at public places. Two days prior to lodging of the FIR, he allegedly
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36984 of 2025(4) dt.05-01-2026 2/3 attacked them with intent to molest, but they escaped. When the informant protested, the petitioner's brother threatened him with pistol and another person assaulted him.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated. He is under custody for near about one year. His further submission is that the sister of the petitioner and daughters of the informant were friends. Some quarrel had taken place between them, that is why, the petitioner and his family members have falsely been implicated. The petitioner is a person of clean antecedent. He has also submitted that charges have been framed.
5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail by submitting that both the victims are minor girls and the case has been registered under the POCSO Act.
6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances especially the clean antecedent and period of incarceration, let the petitioner above-named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District & Sessions Judge VII cum Spl. Court of POCSO, Patna
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36984 of 2025(4) dt.05-01-2026 3/3 in connection with Sigori P.S. Case No. 4 of 2025, corresponding to Spl. POCSO Case No. 21 of 2025, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court.
7. The petitioner shall physically appear before the learned court below on each and every date. In case of failure on two consecutive dates, unless he is prevented by extremely adverse circumstances, the learned court below will be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) kundan/- U T