Patna High CourtCR. MISC./88510/2025bail granted

Vikash Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

2026-02-24Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88510 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-808 Year-2025 Thana- BHABHUA District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Vikash Paswan S/o Chhangur Paswan @ Jaiaram Paswan R/o Village - Narawan, P.S - Bhabua, District - Kaimur at Bhabua ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar 2.

X w/o Y R/o Village - Narawan, P.S - Bhabua, District - Kaimur at Bhabua ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Ram Sumiran Rai, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 24-02-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Bhabua P.S. Case no.808 of 2025 registered under section 96 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 to which section 65(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and section 4 of the POCSO Act was added subsequently.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that her 14 year old daughter took Rs.18,000/ in cash and eloped with the petitioner on his motorcycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. The daughter of the informant is a major. Even in the medical report, her age has been estimated between 15-16 years. The daughter of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88510 of 2025(4) dt.24-02-2026 2/2 informant returned and her statement was recorded under section 183 B.N.S.S. wherein she has not supported the prosecution case. The petitioner is in custody since 7.10.2025 and chargesheet has been submitted in the case. He has no criminal antecedent.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioner in the FIR, the medical report of the daughter of the informant, the contents of her statement recorded under section 183 B.N.S.S., the petitioner having remained in custody for four months since 7.10.2025 and chargesheet having been submitted in the case, the Court directs the petitioner to be enlarged on bail in connection with Bhabua P.S. Case no.808 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/ (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, 6th -cum-Special Judge, POCSO Act, Kaimur at Bhabua.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Saurabh/- U T