Nandu Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87940 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-476 Year-2025 Thana- PAHARPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== Nandu Paswan S/o Late Laldhar Paswan R/o Village- Dakshin Nonya Ward No 1, P.S.- Paharpur, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

X W/o Y R/o Village- Dakshin Nonya, ward no. 1, P.S.- Paharpur, DistrictEast Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Dhannjay Kumar II, Advocate Ms. Sonalika Kumari, Advocate For the State :

Ms. Renuka Ratnakar, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Suraj Kumar Tiwari, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 20-02-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Paharpur P.S. Case no.476 of 2025, registered under section 65(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and sections 4 and 6 of the POCSO Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that the petitioner committed rape on her 8 year old daughter.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case because of enmity. The witnesses have not supported the prosecution case.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87940 of 2025(3) dt.20-02-2026 2/2 The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and is in custody since 4.9.2025. Charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the opposite party no.2. Learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 submits that there is direct allegation against the petitioner of having ravaged the 8 year old daughter of the informant. It is further submitted that the allegations has been supported by the 8 year old victim in her statement under section 183 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the nature of allegation against the petitioner in the F.I.R. together with the allegations against the petitioner having been supported by the 8 year old victim in her statement under section 183 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and the application is rejected.

7. Learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. (Partha Sarthy, J) avinash/- U T