IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58859 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-45 Year-2022 Thana- ADHAOURA District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Vikas Kumar @ Vikash Kumar S/o Ram Surat Singh R/o VILL - BANDHA - I, P.S. - ADHAURA, DISTRICT - KAIMUR (BHABUA) ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Ram Sakal Singh @ Ram Sakal Singh Kharwar S/o Late Gopal Singh R/o vill - Bandha, P.S. - Adhaura, Distt. - Kaimur (Bhabua) ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Kumar Sunil, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Shailendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 31-01-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Adhaura P.S. Case No. 45 of 2022, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 201, 376, 34 of the IPC and Sections 3(1) (r) (s) (w) (i), 3(2) (v) of the SC/ST Act and Section 4 of the POCSO Act. 3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that his minor daughter had gone to graze her she-goat in the field but failed to return. Upon search, her dead body was found with injuries all over her body. Accordingly, the F.I.R. was lodged. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58859 of 2024(2) dt.31-01-2026 2/2 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that out of 10 witnesses, 8 witnesses have been examined during the trial. The I.O. and the Doctor only remain to be examined. 5. The trial is on the verge of its conclusion and hence I do not think it proper to release the petitioner on bail. 6. Accordingly, this petition is rejected with the observation that the learned trial court will take every endeavour to conclude the trial within a period of eight weeks. Nirmal/- (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) U T