IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18920 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-534 Year-2025 Thana- MAIRWAN District- Siwan ====================================================== Priyanshu Chauhan Son of Jitendra Mahto Resident of Village - Titara, P.S. - Mairwa, District - Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bijay Prakash Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 5 13-08-2026 Heard Mr. Bijay Prakash Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, learned APP. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mairwa P.S. Case No. 534 of 2025 for the offence under sections 87 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita lodged on 28.12.2025 by the informant, Indu Devi. 3. As per the prosecution story, the mother of the victim girl alleged that she went out but failed to return and allegation was made that this petitioner took her away and when she went to the house of the petitioner, the parents abused/assaulted. This led to the FIR. 4. Subsequently, the victim girl returned and the statement is on record, according to which, initially she records that having been scolded by her father, she went to Siwan. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18920 of 2026(5) dt.13-08-2026 2/3 Earlier, she used to talk to this petitioner and upon knowledge that she is not at her home, this petitioner called her and wanted to drop her to home. The girl who has recorded her age as 20 years later records that she went with him to Banaras whereafter asking her to consume a medicine, physical relationship was made. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the boy is 22 years old, the girl is 20 years old and they were in relationship. Only due to pressure of the parents, the present FIR. Despite the girl narrating that after having been scolded by her parent, she moved out of her house, under pressure, a line has been inserted that physical relationship was made. The further submission is that he is a student having no criminal antecedent. 5. Learned APP, Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh opposes the prayer submitting that though the girl moved on her own and she is also major, it has been alleged that he made physical relationship after consummation of the medicine. 6. Taking into account the submissions of the parties that though the petitioner is a young boy and having no criminal antecedent but in view of the statement that the girl has made, this Court is of the opinion that he should seek bail. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18920 of 2026(5) dt.13-08-2026 3/3 7. The anticipatory bail application stands rejected. 8. If, however, the petitioner surrenders within four weeks, the concerned Court shall take up the matter and dispose it of preferably on the same day. ankita/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U T