Jitendra Rai v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.2609 of 2026, decided 01-04-2026 by Purnendu Singh, J. Pre-arrest bail in Gidha P.S. Case No. 157 of 2025 (Bhojpur) under Sections 191, 126(2), 115(2), 109, 118(2), 351(2), 352 BNS and Sections 4/6 POCSO Act; alleged sexual assault on a seven-year-old boy; child victim's Section 183 BNSS statement; absence of date of recording of victim's statement; delay/gap between FIR and statement; tutoring and false implication; remand to Special Judge, Exclusive POCSO Court-cum-ADJ-VI, Bhojpur at Ara for fresh reasoned order within four weeks; bail application disposed of without decision on merits.
What did the court decide?
Bail application disposed of; the Court did not itself decide the bail prayer on merits but directed the learned Special Judge, Exclusive POCSO Court-cum-ADJ-VI, Bhojpur at Ara, to pass a fresh, reasoned order in accordance with law, after taking into account all relevant documents and evidences on record, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of the order.