IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1560 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-608 Year-2023 Thana- KONCH District- Gaya ====================================================== Manish Kumar @ Chintu @ Manish Son of kailash yadav Resident of Village- Bijhara, Ps- Konch, Dist- Gaya ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. MS. X Daughter of Dharmendra Paswan Resident of Village- Bijhara, Ps- Konch, Dist- Gaya ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Sunil Kumar Yadav For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sadanand Paswan For the Informant : Mr. Rajesh Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 3 01-07-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the appellant and the learned counsel for the State as well as the learned counsel for the informant. 2. The present Memo of Appeal is directed against the order dated 24.03.2026 passed by the Learned Exclusive Special Judge, POCSO-cum-Additional Sessions Judge-VII, Gayaji whereby the learned Court was pleased to reject the prayer for regular bail of the appellant in connection with Konch P.S. Case No. 608 of 2023 dated 20.12.2023, registered under Sections 341, 323, 354(B), 504, 379 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(w) and 3(2)(va) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act as well as Section 12 of the POCSO Act. 3. According to the prosecution case, the appellant is Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1560 of 2026(3) dt.01-07-2026 2/2 said to have molested the victim girl and tore her cloth. 4. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the appellant is innocent and has not committed any offence. It is further submitted that both parties have amicably settled their disputes and a compromise petition has been filed before the Court below. 5. In these circumstances, the appeal is disposed of with liberty to the appellant to approach the Court below for regular bail. The Court below shall examine the genuineness of the compromise petition. If the compromise is found to be genuine and is supported by the victim, the appellant shall be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below. 6. In the event the compromise is not found to be genuine or is not supported by the victim, the Court below shall pass an appropriate order in accordance with law. Shishir/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T