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Kumar Vipin @ Vipin Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC12 May 2025CR. MISC./4463/2025

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What is this about?

Bail rejected — rape of minor girl; POCSO; Sections 376/34 IPC; Sections 4 & 6 POCSO Act; Patliputra PS Case No. 117 of 2024; Special (POCSO) Case No. 63 of 2024; informant's minor daughter; threat of killing parents; custody since 15-03-2024; charge framed; DNA of fetus did not match petitioner's blood sample; victim found pregnant; Section 164 Cr.P.C. statement supported prosecution; co-accused bail rejected in Cr. Misc. No. 8603 of 2025 (19-02-2025); gravity of offence; minor victim; trial to be expedited. Patna High Court, CR. MISC. No.4463 of 2025, decided 12-05-2025, Rudra Prakash Mishra, J.

What did the court decide?

None to the petitioner (bail rejected); Trial Court directed to expedite the trial without undue delay and unnecessary adjournments. ¶¶23

Kumar Vipin @ Vipin Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Patna HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4463 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-117 Year-2024 Thana- PATLIPUTRA District- Patna

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Kumar Vipin @ Vipin Kumar S/O Late Krishna Singh R/o Village- Kosra, PS- Kosra, PS- Sheikhpura, District- Sheikhpura, A/P- House No. 128, Gali No. 04, Siddheswar Nagar, Mainpura, PS- Patliputra, District- Patna.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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Chote Pandey S/o Late Viswanath Pandey R/o Rental in the house of Deepak Jee @ Deepak Sharma, House No. 128, Gali No. 04, Siddheswar Nagar, Mainpura, PS- Patliputra, District- Patna.

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Madhukar Anand, Advocate For the State : Ms. Dr. Indiwar Kumari, APP For the Informant : Mr. Nikhil Kumar Agarwal, Advocate Ms. Aditi Hansaria, Advocate Mr. Yash Sahay, Advocate Mr. Keshav Bhardwaj, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA

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ORAL ORDER

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4 12-05-2025

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP

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for the State as also learned counsel for the informant. Perused the case diary.

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2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Special (POCSO) Case No. 63 of 2024 arising out of Patliputra PS Case No. 117 of 2024 instituted for the offence under Sections 376/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 4& 6 of the POCSO Act.

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3. Prosecution case in a nutshell is that petitioner forcibly raped informant’s minor daughter by giving threat of killing her parents.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4463 of 2025(4) dt.12-05-2025 2/3

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4. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 15-03-2024. Petitioner bears no criminal antecedent, as per disclosure made in paragraph No. 3 of the bail application.

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5. It has been further submitted by the petitioner’s counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. Learned counsel for the petitioner mainly submits that victim was found pregnant and the blood samples of the petitioner were taken, but it did not match with the DNA of the fetus, which falsifies the prosecution case. Learned counsel submits that charge in this case is framed.

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6. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. It is submitted that victim in her statement recorded under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C. has fully supported the prosecution case. Moreover, she is minor. Bail of other coaccused has been rejected by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 19-02-2025, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 8603 of 2025.

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7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, nature and gravity of the offence and victim being minor, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4463 of 2025(4) dt.12-05-2025 3/3

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Prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner is rejected .

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8. The Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial as expeditiously as possible without any undue delay and unnecessary adjournments.

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(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J)

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