IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27054 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-377 Year-2023 Thana- MURLIGANJ District- Madhepura ====================================================== Chhotu Kumar @ Chhotu Yadav Son of Sanjiv Kumar @ Sanjeev Yadav Resident of Village- Rajni, ward no. 06, Post- Rajni, P.S.- Murliganj, District- Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. XXX Wife of YYY Resident of Rajni, Ward No. 06, P.S.- Murliganj, Distt.- Madhepura ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arvind Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Parmanand Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 11-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 376D/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 5/6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, this petitioner, along with other co-accused persons, kidnapped the daughter of informant, took her into the forest, and gang-raped her. The victim, in her statement recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C., has supported the prosecution case and stated that this petitioner and co-accused Sundar raped her. 4. Considering the nature of accusation, gravity of Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27054 of 2026(2) dt.11-05-2026 2/2 offence and statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C., prayer for pre-arrest bail of the petitioner is rejected. Navya/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T