Raushan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.83001 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-103 Year-2025 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Patna ====================================================== Raushan Kumar Son of Bhikhari Singh Resident of Khairwa, DistrictSitamarhi, P.S.- Bela, State- Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. N.K. Agrawal, Sr. Advocate Mr. Dwij Raj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anil Prasad Singh, A.P.P.

For the Informant :

Mr. Praveen Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, informant and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. As per F.I.R., informant alleged that she met petitioner through 'Shadi.com' website and thereafter, on false promise of marriage, this petitioner established physical relation with the informant and later, refused to marry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that entire case as set out in the F.I.R. is false and concocted. Informant was major when the relationship developed between the parties and was fully aware of the consequences of such relationship. He further submits that acts of repeated intimacy

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.83001 of 2025(4) dt.16-03-2026 2/2 and sexual relationship was consensual in nature and was not established under any false promise, threat or coercion and such, the same cannot be said to be induced or involuntary. As a matter of fact, it is a case of love affair between two consenting adults which has been given a colour of forcible sexual intercourse with oblique purpose and motive. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering backdrop of the case, nature of accusation and clean antecedent, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bailbond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge (Rape and POCSO), Patna in connection with Mahila P. S. Case No. 103 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T