Fakhruddin @ Md. Fakhruddin v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court Criminal Miscellaneous No.31979 of 2025, decided 01-08-2025 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh: bail application REJECTED for offences under Sections 123, 64, 61(2) and 351(2) of the B.N.S. (PS Case No. 47/2024, Mahila P.S., Purnia); key grounds — specific and direct accusation of intoxicant-mixed Sprite and rape at a hotel, victim's statement under Section 183 B.N.S.S., medical report (ruptured hymen); defence points — 11-day FIR delay, receptionists' statements, alleged pressure to marry, custody since 25.03.2025; consequential direction to trial court to expedite trial. No precedent cited; no monetary quantum.
What did the court decide?
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the specific and direct nature of the accusation, the victim's statement recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S. and the medical report, the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner is rejected.