Rozida Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82729 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-23 Year-2025 Thana- MAHILA THANA District- Begusarai ====================================================== 1.
Rozida Khatoon W/o Md. Mustakim @ Mustakim Khalifa Resident of Village- Mirkalapur Salauna Ranipur, Ward No.16, P.S.- Bakhari, DistBegusarai 2.
Md. Mustakim @ Mustakim Khalifa S/o Md. Aziz Khalifa Resident of Village- Mirkalapur Salauna Ranipur, Ward No.16, P.S.- Bakhari, DistBegusarai ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar 2.
Shilpi Kumari D/o Venkatesh Kumar Singh SHO, Mahila P.S., Begusarai, Distt.- Begusarai ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Ashok Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Mithlesh Kumar Khare ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence under Sections 143, 144(1), 144(2), 64(1), 111, 98, 99, 70, 145, 61 of the B.N.S., Sections 7, 6, 3, 4, 5 of Immoral Trafficking Act, Sections 4, 6, 8 of the POCSO Act, Sections 8 of Child Labour Act and Sections 75, 79 of the Juvenile Justice Act.
3. Petitioners are parents of one orchestra dancer namely Neha Praveen, who was caught by the police during
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82729 of 2025(2) dt.05-01-2026 2/3 raid.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the victim, in her statement recorded under Section 183 of B.N.S.S., has stated that she was a dancer in an orchestra and when she was coming from a marriage party after her dance performance, she was caught by the police and brought her to Court. He further submits that petitioner no. 1 is mother and petitioner no. 2 is father of victim and have been made accused in this case due to the statement made by the victim girl before police that whatever earnings she gets from orchestra programme, she gives it to her parents (petitioners) and therefore, petitioners have been implicated for the offence under the Child Labour Act. The victim has not alleged any wrong against these petitioners. Petitioners claim clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge VI-cum-
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82729 of 2025(2) dt.05-01-2026 3/3 Special Judge, POCSO Act, Begusarai in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 23 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T