Deepak Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.49478 of 2025, decided 18-09-2025 by Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma (oral order). Bail application dismissed; petitioner Deepak Kumar in custody since 07.06.2023 in POCSO Case No. 39 of 2023 arising out of Kurtha P.S. Case No. 130 of 2023, District Arwal (trial before VI Additional Sessions Judge cum Special Judge POCSO Act, Jehanabad); offences under Sections 341, 504, 506, 376 IPC and Section 4 POCSO Act; FIR dated 28.04.2023; two earlier bail rejections (05.09.2023, 06.09.2024); trial-status report dated 31.07.2025 (5 of 12 witnesses examined); bail refused on nature of allegations and trial report; direction to Trial Court to expedite and conclude trial; APP Bhanu Pratap Singh opposed bail; counsel Diwakar Prasad Singh for petitioner.
What did the court decide?
Bail prayer refused; Trial Court directed to expedite and conclude the trial at the earliest.