IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2538 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-370 Year-2025 Thana- NAANPUR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Md. Khurshid S/o Md. Sadik R/o Village- Mohni Sakrauli, Ward No.5, P.S- Nanpur, Dist- Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. XX S/o Md. Ajees @ Md. Ajis R/o Village- Mohni Sakrauli, P.S- Nandpur, Dist- Sitamarhi ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Shankar Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Shyam Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 3 31-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Nanpur P.S. Case No. 370/2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 64, 62 of B.N.S. and Section 8, 12 of POCSO Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, petitioner is a 65 year old man who has tried to commit rape with a minor girl. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated in the case. Learned counsel further submits that he has no criminal antecedent and Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2538 of 2026(3) dt.31-03-2026 2/2 he is in custody since 09.10.2025. The petitioner undertakes to co-operate in the case/ trial. 5. Learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant have jointly opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner on the ground that he tried to rape a minor girl. 6. Considering the gravity of the offence, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, this application stands dismissed. tusharika/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T