IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14587 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-287 Year-2025 Thana- SIMRI BAKHTIYARPUR District- Saharsa ====================================================== Md. Chand Karim S/o Md. Mahmood Alam R/o vill - Madhuwan, ward no. 5, P.S.- Bakhtiyarpur, Distt.- Saharsa ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. X S/o Y R/o Madhuban, ward no. 5, P.S.- Bakhtiyarpur, Distt.- Saharsa ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sharma, Advocate Mr. Alok Anand, Advocate Mr. S.M. Sudhanshu, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ram Naresh Ray, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 6 14-08-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Simri Bakhtiyarpur P.S. Case No.287 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 118(1), 117(2), 109, 303(2), 75, 352, 351(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 4/6 of the POCSO Act, 2012. 3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and others are said to have killed the deceased. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and have been falsely implicated in this case. The petitioner is in custody since 19.12.2025. 5. Learned counsel for the Informant and learned APP for the State have vehemently opposed the prayer Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14587 of 2026(6) dt.14-08-2026 2/2 for regular bail of the petitioner. 6. In view of above, the prosecution is required to show its bona fide by cooperating in the trial and should not merely oppose the prayer for bail. 7. Considering the fact that the allegation against the petitioner is of molestation by the accused persons which appear to be a case of super addition only to make the case more serious, this application is allowed. 8. Accordingly, this application is allowed. 9. Let the petitioner, above named, 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 learned Special Court, POCSO, Saharsa/ concerned Court in connection with Simri Bakhtiyarpur P.S. Case No.287 of 2025. 10. It is, however, clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the adjudication of the present bail application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at any subsequent stage of the trial and this Court has not express any opinion on the merits of the case. shalini/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T