Sachin Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61533 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-149 Year-2024 Thana- MAHUA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Sachin Kumar Son of Lakhindra Mahto R/O Vill.- Chapaith, P.S.- Goroul, O.P. Katahara, Dist.- Vaishali.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Puja Kumari D/O Sanjeet Kumar R/O Vil.- Jahangirpur, Salkhanni, P.S.- Mahua, Dist.- Vaishali.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashutosh Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Abhay Kumar Roy, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Bhubneshwar Mahto, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 02-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State as also learned counsel for the Informant. Perused the case diary.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Mahua P.S. Case No. 149 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 376(D), 506, 34 of the I.P.C. and Sections 4 and 6 of the POCSO Act.

3. As per prosecution case, the accusation against the accused persons including the petitioner is of committing rape upon the Informant and her cousin sister. They also threatened them of not disclosing about the incident to anyone.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61533 of 2024(7) dt.02-04-2025 2/3 petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged against him and has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that there was a love affair between the parties. There is contradictions between the allegation made in the F.I.R. and the re-statement of the victim (Informant) which creates doubt in the veracity of the prosecution case. The medical report of the Informant Puja Kumari does not support the prosecution case as during medical examination, no evidence of recent sexual contact or injury has been found and the doctor has assessed the age of the Informant in between 1719 years. The doctor has also assessed the age of co-victim Kajal Kumari to be 18 years and thus, the POCSO Act is not attracted in this case. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and is languishing in judicial custody since 27.03.2024 without any rhymes or reason.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner, stating that the offence alleged is serious in nature. He further submits that as per F.I.R., there is direct allegation of rape against the accused persons including the petitioner upon both the victim girls. The victim girls in their statement recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. have also supported the prosecution

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61533 of 2024(7) dt.02-04-2025 3/3 case. The Investigating Officer, after completion of investigation, has submitted charge-sheet under Sections 341, 354B, 506, 34 of the I.P.C. and Section 12 of the POCSO Act.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the nature and gravity of the offence, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner, above named, is rejected with a direction to the court below to expedite the trial and conclude the same expeditiously preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) rishi/- U T