Lal Babu Prasad @ Lal Babu Gupta v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.90192 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-57 Year-2020 Thana- BARGAINIA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Lal Babu Prasad @ Lal Babu Gupta S/O Late Shiv Sah R/O Village - Phulwaria, P.S- Dhaka, Distt. - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar 2.
Ganesh Prasad S/O Bibhishan Prasad R/O Vill.- Arya Samaj Gurukul Roa, Ward No.- 6, P.S- Bairgania, Dist- Sitamarhi ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Suresh Prasad Bhakta For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Renu Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 24-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 8/9 of the POCSO Act.
3. Petitioner is said to have committed rape with the minor daughter of the informant.
4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case but he also admits that all the witnesses have been examined in this case but the petitioner is in custody since 12.03.2020 with no criminal antecedent.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90192 of 2025(3) dt.24-02-2026 2/2
5. Learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant have opposed the application for bail and informs this Court that after closing of the entire evidence the case has now been posted for judgment on 26.02.2026.
6. Considering the advance stage of the case and especially considering the fact that it has now been posted for judgment, there is no question for grant of bail, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail is rejected in connection Bairgania P.S. Case No. 57 of 2020.
(Soni Shrivastava, J) devendra/- U T