IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39684 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-140 Year-2026 Thana- MUFFASIL District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Pramod Tiwari S/o Late Ram Parvesh Tiwari R/o Village - Parsa Tiwari Bigaha, PS - Muffasil, District - Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. X W/o Y R/o Village - Parsa Tiwari Bigha, P.O - Karma Bhagwanpur, P.S - Muffasil, District - Aurangabad At present R/o Village - Badgaon, Block - Mandu, District - Ramgarh, State - Jharkhand ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sheo Kumar Prasad For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Raj Ballabh Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 22-06-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 140 of 2026 registered for the offence under Sections 85, 65(1), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 4/6 of the POCSO Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is alleged to have committed sexual assault upon the victim, who is stated to be his minor daughter. 4. The petitioner is in custody since 12.04.2026. The allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature and there are sufficient materials collected during investigation indicating Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39684 of 2026(2) dt.22-06-2026 2/2 his involvement in the alleged offence. 5. Considering the nature and the gravity of the offence, this Court is not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, this application for regular bail stands dismissed. 7. It is made clear that any observation made herein is prima facie in nature and limited solely for the purpose of adjudication of the present bail application. Such observations shall not be construed as an expression on the merits of the case and shall not influence the trial or any other proceedings in any manner. Shishir/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T