IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3238 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-505 Year-2025 Thana- GORAUL District- Vaishali ====================================================== Suman Kumar S/o- Lotha Mahto @ Yogendra Mahto Village- Bindtoli Bahadurpur PS- Goraul Distt- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. XXX S/o- Late YYY R/v- Tuikaha Bahadurpur Ps PO- Gorail Dist- Vaishali ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prakash Chandra Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Umanath Mishra, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 02-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in Goraul P. S. Case No. 505 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 65(1), 62 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 4, 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. 3. It is alleged that 01.09.2025 at about 7:30 PM, when daughters of the informant were returning home, this petitioner along with one other accused person caught hold of them, dragged them into the orchard and molested them. Victims in their statement, recorded under Section 183 BNSS, have supported the prosecution case. 4. In view of the gravity of the offence and statement Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3238 of 2026(2) dt.02-02-2026 2/2 of the victims recorded under Section 183 BNSS, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused. Navya/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T