Kanhiya Yadav @ Kanhiya Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86065 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-37 Year-2022 Thana- MUFFASIL District- West Champaran ====================================================== Kanhiya Yadav @ Kanhiya Kumar Yadav Son of Laldev Yadav R/o Bari Tola, Ward no. 1, P.S. - Bettiah Muffasil, District - West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

X Wife of Y R/o Bari Tola, Ward no. 1, P.S. - Bettiah Muffasil, District - West Champaran.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Umesh Kumar Gupta, Advocate For the State :

Ms. Sangeeta Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-01-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 363, 365 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act.

3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that this petitioner gave some intoxicant in the food and took her away along with her three children. It is further alleged that the petitioner sexually abused the informant and also misbehaved with her minor daughter.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86065 of 2025(2) dt.07-01-2026 2/2 behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case with ulterior motive.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. with specific accusation that he took away the informant along with her three children by administering some intoxicant and later on, sexually abused the informant and also misbehaved with her minor daughter. Petitioner has got two criminal antecedents.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, specific and direct nature of accusation, gravity of offence and criminal antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T