IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35693 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-283 Year-2023 Thana- SHEOHAR District- Sheohar ====================================================== Vijay Paswan S/O Sukul Paswan Resident of Village- Sundarpur Kharauna, P.S- Sheohar, District- Sheohar. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Sanjay Sinha, adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Chandra Sen Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 6 16-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. A prayer for bail has been made on behalf of petitioner in connection with S.Tr. Case No. 78 of 2024 arising out of Sheohar P.S. Case No.283 of 2023 for the offence under Sections 341, 323, 376D and 342 of IPC. 3. Allegation in the F.I.R is that the petitioner along with others committed rape with the informant. 4. By an earlier order dated 16.01.2026, a report was called for with regard to stage of case/trial and the same has been received which would indicate that out of nine prosecution Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35693 of 2025(6) dt.16-02-2026 2/2 witnesses, eight have already been examined. 5. Taking into consideration the allegation against the petitioner in the F.I.R coupled with the fact that trial has reached at an advance stage, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner and the application is rejected. Harsh/- (Soni Shrivastava, J) U T