IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24933 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-146 Year-2025 Thana- Bijdhari District- East Champaran ====================================================== Shashi Bhushan Kumar @ Prince Singh S/O Nand Kishor Singh Resident of Village- Khodha, P.S.- Kesariya, District- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Chandrama Manjhi, Police Sub-Inspector, Bijdhari Police Station Distt.- East Champaran, Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Dhurendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Jai Narain Thakur ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 4 20-08-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence under Sections 79, 111, 143, 64, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 4 / 6 of the POCSO Act. 3. Allegation against petitioner is that he is the proprietor and operator of Muskan Raj Musical Group where girls from outside state are brought and are sexually exploited. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. During investigation, the statement of the victim was recorded under Section 183 of B.N.S.S. wherein she has denied the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24933 of 2026(4) dt.20-08-2026 2/2 prosecution case and stated that she is legally wedded wife of apprehended co-accused Shivchandra Yadav and disclosed her age to be 22 years. Petitioner claims clean antecedent. 5. Considering the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 B.N.S.S., in the event of arrest/surrender before the Trial Court within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 7th District & Additional Sessions Judge cum Special Judge, POCSO Act, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Bijdhari P.S. Case No. 146 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 of B.N.S.S., 2023. anay (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T