IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33069 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-18 Year-2025 Thana- MAHILA PS District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Kanhaiya Kumar S/O Sahdeo Rawat R/O Village- Chiutaha, P.S- Baikunthpur, District- Gopalganj. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. XXXXX D/O Vakil Pandit R/O Chiutaha, P.S.- Baikunthpur, Distt.- Gopalganj. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ranjan Kumar Dubey, Adv. Mr. Shashank Kashyap, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP For the Informant : Mr. Kumar Gaurav, Adv. Mr. Sheshadri Kumari, Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANSUL ORAL ORDER 3 24-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Gopalganj (Mahila) PS Case No. 18 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section 376, 313, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 4, 6, 8 of the POCSO Act. 3. The informant, aged about 18 years, alleges that the petitioner started exploiting her physically on the assurance of marriage. Thereafter, she made an allegation that he administered some intoxicating substance to her. A panchayati was also held, but he kept on making physical relations on the assurance of marriage. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33069 of 2026(3) dt.24-06-2026 2/2 petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The petitioner has been in custody since 19.12.2025 and has no criminal antecedent. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6. Considering that there has been a consensual relationship between two adults, and the petitioner is also aged about 22 years, and there is a hint of a relationship between the parties, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned Court in connection with Gopalganj (Mahila) PS Case No. 18 of 2025. 8. 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. Siddharth Soni/- (Ansul, J) U T