Sugriv Kumar Rawat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49880 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-217 Year-2025 Thana- KUDRA District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Sugriv Kumar Rawat S/O Late Kishan Rawat R/O Village- Ghatawn, Ward No. 5, P.S. - Kudra, Dist. - Kaimur (Bhabua). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Kusum Devi W/O Nand Lal Ram R/O Village- Ghatawn, PO- Fakharabad, P.S- Kudra, Distt.- Kaimur (Bhabua), Pin- 821108. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Uma Shankar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Murli Dhar, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Shyam Bihari Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 13-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State. Perused the case diary.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Kudra P.S. Case No. 217 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 329(4), 64(1), 115(2), 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 4/6 of the POCSO Act.

3. Prosecution case, in short, is that the petitioner established physical relationship with the informant's minor daughter on the pretext of marriage.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49880 of 2025(3) dt.13-10-2025 2/2 Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioner is being dragged in this case due to local village politics. Learned counsel further contended that the medical report does not support the allegation as levelled in the FIR. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 17.05.2025 and has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner stating that victim, in her statement recorded under Section 183 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has supported the case of the prosecution.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also Section 183 BNSS statement of the victim, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner is, hereby, rejected.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T