Rupesh Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Criminal Miscellaneous – regular bail – repeated application
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.11360 of 2025 (arising out of PS Case No. 239 of 2021, Thana Kashichak, District Nawada), decided 13-05-2025 by Ramesh Chand Malviya, J. Rupesh Kumar v. The State of Bihar and Kanti Devi. Regular bail sought in case under Sections 366(A) and 376(3)/34 IPC and Section 4 POCSO Act (rape on 16-year-old minor). Petitioner in custody since 11.11.2022; bail earlier rejected twice in Cr. Misc. No. 2462 of 2023 and Cr. Misc. No. 23304 of 2024 by Co-ordinate Benches. Held: no fresh ground to reconsider; bail rejected. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
There is no fresh ground to reconsider the petitioner's prayer for regular bail, the prayer having been rejected twice earlier; accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected. ¶22