Sunil Chauhan @ Sunil Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87617 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-203 Year-2025 Thana- AIRPORT District- Patna ====================================================== Sunil Chauhan @ Sunil Kumar Son of Late Dinanath Prasad R/o Village - Tahal Tola, P.S. - Rupaspur, Distt. - Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 20-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. Perused the case diary.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Hawari Adda P.S. Case No. 203 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Allegation against the the petitioner is of commission of rape upon the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Learned counsel further submitted that the entire prosecution case is false and concocted and the petitioner is being dragged in this case merely due to business competition

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87617 of 2025(4) dt.20-02-2026 2/2 near the house of the victim. Learned counsel further submitted that victim has even denied to undergo medical examination. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 27.08.2025 and has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. Learned APP further submitted that victim in her statement recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS has corroborated the contents of the FIR, and therefore, the petitioner does not deserve to be released on bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also Section 183 BNSS statement of the victim, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner is, hereby, rejected.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T