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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65988 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-308 Year-2025 Thana- BUXAR District- Buxar ====================================================== Rameshwar Rai Son of Late Kapildev Rai Village -Taranpur PS- Rajpur Distt -Buxar ... ... Petitioner/s Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. Sushila Kumari @ Sandhya Kumari Daughter of Narsingh chauhan Resident of village - Kochas, Ps- Kochas, Dist- Rohtas ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anil Kumar Singh For the State : Mr. Gauri Shankar Gupta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 3 08-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.
2. In this case, the petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Buxar Town P.S. Case No. 308 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 127(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109, 64, 62, 74, 75, 76, 3(5) of the BNS and 8 and 12 of POCSO Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, on 06.06.2025, co- accused, Hari Narayan lured the informant to a hotel room under the pretext of staying at his son’s house. He left her alone with the petitioner who drugged her drink and tried to sexually assault her.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. He has further submitted that fardbeyan itself shows
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65988 of 2025(3) dt.08-01-2026 2/2 that the informant (the victim) was a youtuber and she used to prepare reel. The FIR itself shows that she came to the hotel herself and no force or violence was used. It has further been submitted that the petitioner is an old person aged about 76 years and is in custody since 07.06.2025.
5. On the other hand, learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail.
6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above-named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, POCSO, Buxar in connection with Buxar Town P.S. Case No. 308 of 2025, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court.
priyanka/- (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) U T