IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38596 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1506 Year-2018 Thana- SIWAN COMPLAINT CASE District- Siwan ====================================================== Raju Prasad @ Raju Patel Son of Shivnath Prasad Resident of Village - Ramchandrapur, P.S.- Daraundha, Distt.- Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Baby Devi Wife of Munna Prasad Resident of village - Ramchandrapur, P.S.- Daraundha, Dist.- Siwan ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Kumari Anupam, Advocate For the State : Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP For the O.P. No. 2 : Mr. Priyanshu Kumar Singh, Advocate Mr. Ankit Raj, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 17-06-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned counsel for the State and the learned counsel for the complainant. 2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 1506 of 2018 instituted for offences under Section(s) 452, 354, 323 and 380 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is alleged to have molested the victim girl. 4. Considering the seriousness of the allegation levelled against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in the present Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38596 of 2026(2) dt.17-06-2026 2/2 case. 5. Accordingly, the application for anticipatory bail is hereby dismissed. 6. However, the petitioner is at liberty to surrender before the concerned Court below within two weeks from today and pray for regular bail, if so advised. 7. It is, however, clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the adjudication of the present application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at any subsequent stage of the proceedings. Shishir/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T