IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74839 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-75 Year-2025 Thana- DIGHALBANK District- Kishanganj ====================================================== Barighura @ Suraj S/O Chatkan Mallik Resident of -Dalkhola P.S-Dalkhola, District- Uttar Dinajpur, (W.B.) ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Basanti Devi W/O late Amar Dev Das R/O Vill.- Jorbari, Ward no. 2, P.O. and P.S.- Dighalbank, Dist.-Kishanganj ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Amal Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the State : Mr.Pranav Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 4 30-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Dighalbank P.S. Case No. 75 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 115(2), 64(1), 352 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 4 and 6 of the POCSO Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is accused of committing rape with a 15 year old girl. 4. The petitioner is in custody since 13.05.2025. 5. Considering the gravity of the offence, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74839 of 2025(4) dt.30-03-2026 2/2 6. Accordingly, the application stands dismissed. 7. It is, however, clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the adjudication of the present bail application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at any subsequent stage of the trial and this Court has not express any opinion on the merits of the case. P. Kumar (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T