Annu Kumar @ Anurag Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63102 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-4 Year-2025 Thana- GHOSI District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Annu Kumar @ Anurag Kumar Atulya Ram @ Atulya Kumar @ Atul Kumar R/o Village - Uber, P.S. - Ghosi, Dist. - Jehanabad. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Usha Devi Wife of Sanjay Kumar R/o Village - Uber, P.S. - Ghosi, Dist. - Jehanabad.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Birendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ahmad Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Ghosi P.S. Case No. 04 of 2025 dated 03.01.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 65(1) of B.N.S and 12, 4 of POCSO Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant has alleged that the petitioner has forcefully dragged her minor daughter in the field and raped her and fled away. Hence, the F.I.R was registered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63102 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/2 in this case. It is stated that the incident took place on 28.12.2024 but the FIR was lodged on 03.01.2025 i.e. delay of seven days and there is no explanation for such delay. The petitioner have no concern with the alleged offence. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 22.03.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner by submitting that the specific allegation of committing rape on the victim is against the petitioner which is evident from the statement of victim recorded u/s 164 of the Cr.P.C. (Annexure P-2).

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the heinous nature of allegation against the petitioner, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner above-named on bail.

7. Learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at the earliest.

8. The application stands rejected.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T