IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45251 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-20 Year-2025 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Laxmi Devi W/O Late Ram Pukar Rai R/O Village- Senduyari, P.S- Sadar, District- Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Alok Kumar Alok For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ramchandra Sahni ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 30-07-2025 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 20 of 2025 registered for the offence under Sections 127(2), 140(3), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is accused of kidnapping the minor daughter of the informant and confining her in a room with intent for trafficking and illicit intercourse. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence. Petitioner is in custody since 26.3.2025. He further submits that the victim had left her house on her own. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45251 of 2025(2) dt.30-07-2025 2/2 5. Learned A.P.P. has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail. 6. Though the victim had left her house on her own but the petitioner and two other females took the victim to their home where she was drugged and sexual acts were committed with her. The victim is a minor. It appears to be a case of human trafficking. 7. Considering the aforesaid, I am not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this application for regular bail is hereby dismissed. 8. The Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial in light of the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Pinki Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 781. Shishir/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U