IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29336 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-32 Year-2026 Thana- BARBIGHA District- Sheikhpura ====================================================== Sadan Kumar S/O Bindeshwar Prasad Singh Resident Of Village - Samas Khurd, P.S - Barbigha, District - Sheikhpura ... ... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. X S/O Y R/O Village- Khojaghachi, PO and PS- Barbigha, Distt-Sheikhpura ... ... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Raushan Abhishek, Advocate For the Opposite Party : Mr. Anant Kumar 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 11-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Barbigha P.S. Case No.32 of 2026 registered for the offence under sections 115(2), 351(2) and 126(2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and under sections 10, 12, 4(1) of the POCSO Act. 3. The petitioner is a school teacher, who is said to have sodomized a minor victim. 4. The petitioner is in custody since 15.02.2026. 5. Considering the seriousness of allegation levelled against the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant him Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29336 of 2026(2) dt.11-05-2026 2/2 bail. Accordingly, this bail application is rejected. 6. 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 expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. pawan/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T