Vishwakarma Pandit v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74482 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-404 Year-2024 Thana- PARSA District- Saran ====================================================== Vishwakarma Pandit S/o Late Mishri Pandit R/O Vill.- Pachlakha Deeha, P.S.- Parsa, Dist.- Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Sunil Kumar, S.H.O. Parsa P.S. Dist.- Saran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Chetna, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Parsa P. S. Case No. 404 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 143(1), 145, 98 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Sections 75, 79 of the Juvenile Justice Act, Sections 3, 4, 5, 6 of the Immoral Traffic Act and Section 16, 17, 18 of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition ) Act.

3. As per F.I.R., a raid was conducted in different musical orchestras where minor girls were found locked in a room who were forced to engage in immoral acts and human trafficking.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74482 of 2025(5) dt.11-03-2026 2/2

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case on suspicion. Similarly situated co-accused, namely, Shiv Dayal Ram has already been granted regular bail by co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 13.05.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 12944 of 2025. Petitioner claims clean antecedent and is in custody since 18.08.2025. Charge-sheet has already been submitted.

5. However, learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, clean antecedent, period of custody and the fact that charge-sheet has been submitted, this bail application is allowed. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Additional Sessions Judge (POCSO), Saran at Chapra in connection with Parsa P. S. Case No. 404 of 2024. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T