IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1688 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-219 Year-2025 Thana- DUMRAO District- Buxar ====================================================== Prakash Kumar Verma @ Prakash Soni S/O- Lakshaman Prasad Soni @ Laxman Prasad R/O-village and Mohalla- Machharhatta Gali, Dumraon, P.O and P.S- Dumraon, District- Buxar. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1 . The State of Bihar 2. Puja Devi Wife of sonu kumar R/O- Tedhi Bazar, Bangla Road, P.O and P.S- Dumraon, District- Buxar. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Alok Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 28-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State . 2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 127 ( 2 ), 76, 115 ( 2 ) and 109 of BNS and section 8 of POCSO Act. 3 . As per the prosecution case , on 28.10.2025 , when minor daughter of informant was returning after distributing Chhath Puja Prasad, this petitioner who was in his garage forcibly took her inside the garage and tried to commit rape upon her due to which daughter of informant sustained injuries on her feet and fingers. It is further alleged that when nearby people gathered there , then petitioner chased her daughter who Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1688 of 2026(2) dt.28-01-2026 2/2 fled away through the back door of the garage and escaped. 4. From bare perusal of impugned order, it appears that the victim and the informant were orally examined in the victim room and the victim has supported the case of the prosecution and also showed the injury marks on her leg and finger. She also stated that she and her family members are continuously receiving threat from petitioner and others. 5 . Considering the nature of accusation , materials available on the record and gravity of offence , prayer for pre- arrest bail of the petitioner is rejected. Koushik/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T