Patna High CourtCR. MISC./64994/2025bail rejected

Bhola Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-11-14Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.64994 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-440 Year-2024 Thana- RAMNAGAR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Bhola Kumar S/O Rajendra Sah R/O Vill.- Bilaspur, P.S.- Ramnagar, Dist.- West Champaran, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar Bihar 2.

Khushboo Kumari D/O Sanjay Sah R/O Vill.- Bilaspur, P.S.- Ramnagar, Dist.- West Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Ms.Nirmala Kumari, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 14-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Ramnagar P.S. Case No. 440 of 2024, instituted for the offences under Sections 64(1) B.N.S, 2023 read with Sections 4 & 6 of the POCSO Act.

3. Earlier vide order dated 20.03.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 87557 of 2024, regular bail of the petitioner was rejected by this Court considering the nature of accusation and the gravity of the offence.

4. In compliance of the order dated 10.09.2025, a report dated 24.09.2025 with regard to the present stage of trial has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.64994 of 2025(3) dt.14-11-2025 2/2 been received. From perusal of the aforesaid report, it appears that after framing of charge, the record has been received in the Court on 03.07.2025. The case is at the stage of prosecution evidence and no prosecution evidence has been examined as yet.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 21.09.2024 without any rhymes or reason.

6. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail.

7. There is no fresh ground to consider the bail petition of the petitioner.

8. The prayer for bail of the petitioner is again 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 today. If the trial is not concluded within the period of six months, as stated above, the petitioner will be at liberty to renew his prayer before the court below itself. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) manish/- U