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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15080 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-348 Year-2025 Thana- RAJNAGAR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Ranjeet Paswan S/o Late Dukhi Paswan Resident of village- Karahiya, P.S- Rajnagar, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Sudhir Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the State : Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, APP For the Informant : Mr. Mukesh Kumar Yadav, Advocate ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 4 14-07-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State and
learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 76, 303(2), 351(2) and 352 of the B.N.S..
3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 07.08.2025 at about 10 AM, minor daughter of informant was coming home from coaching classes and reached near alcohol distillery Rajnagar, in the meantime, this petitioner came and started molesting her. Upon objection, he abused minor daughter of informant, molested her and snatched his gold chain. It is further alleged that this petitioner recorded obscene videos of the victim
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15080 of 2026(4) dt.14-07-2026 2/2 and made them viral on social media. Petitioner has got two criminal antecedents.
4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, specific and direct nature of accusation, gravity of offence and criminal antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected.
shashank/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T