IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39772 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-175 Year-2024 Thana- TELHARA District- Nalanda ====================================================== Udal Kumar @ Jagan Kumar @ Jaggan Yadav @ Uday Kumar S/O Mithilesh Kumar R/O Village- Telhara, P.S- Telhara, Distt.- Nalanda. Parmanent Resident of Village- Bera Bigha, P.S.- Masaudhi, Distt.- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. X D/O X R/O Village- Arhit Daulatpur, P.S.- Ghoshi, Distt.- Jehanabad at present Telhara Tad, P.s.- Telhada, Distt.- Nalanda. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Uday Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Abhay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 22-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Telhara P.S. Case No. 175/2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 70(2) of B.N.S. and Sections 4 and 6 of POCSO Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, one Jaggan Yadav is accused of committing gang rape. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the victim and her mother have turned hostile, therefore the petitioner deserves bail. Learned counsel further submits that he has three criminal antecedents in which he is on bail and he is in Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39772 of 2026(2) dt.22-06-2026 2/2 custody since 10.11.2025. The petitioner undertakes to co- operate in the case/ trial. 5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner. 6. Considering the allegations levelled against the petitioner and judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of X vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr. reported as 2024 SCC OnLine SC 3539, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, this application stands dismissed. tusharika/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T