Mausami Khatoon @ Mausmi Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80793 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-401 Year-2025 Thana- FORBESGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== Mausami Khatoon @ Mausmi Khatoon Wife of Mintu Khalifa Resident of village - Rampur Soudh, Ward No.- 03, P.S.- Forbesganj, Dist.- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Raghvendra Kumar Singh, S.H.O. of Forbesganj Police Station, District - Araria Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Dr. Ajeet Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 03-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Dr. Ajeet Kumar, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 111, 98, 99, 70(1), 115(2) & 3(5) of the BNS, under Sections 4 & 17 of the POCSO Act and under Sections 3, 4, 5 & 6 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.

3. The case of the prosecution in short is that when the house of Shabnam Khatoon was searched, in different rooms of the house two girls and one customer were found in objectionable position. When they were interrogated, they disclosed their name as Mausami Khatoon, Shabnam Khatoon and Abdul Jabbar.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80793 of 2025(2) dt.03-12-2025 2/2 that the petitioner is aged about 22 years as per the FIR. She is a major and Abdul Jabbar the male who was apprehended is a local meat seller and if at all they were apprehended in two rooms, no Section of POCSO is attracted against them. As the petitioner is major and she has not complained anything, no offence is made out against her. Learned counsel has lastly submitted that the petitioner is in judicial custody since 09.08.2025.

5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of bail to the petitioner.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Forbesganj P.S. Case No. 401 of 2025 correspond to Special (POCSO) Case No.73 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned D.A.J.-VI-cum- Special Judge (POCSO), Araria.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) durgesh/- U T