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Mannu Kumar @ Bhikhari @ Manu Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC9 Apr 2026CR. MISC./70958/2025

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Patna High Court; CRL. MISC. No.70958 of 2025; Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma; order dated 09-04-2026; bail application rejected; POCSO Act Sections 4/6; BNS 2023 Sections 126(2), 115(2), 76, 352, 3(5); Section 183 BNSS 2023 victim statement; unnatural offence on 4-year-old male child; medical and FSL reports; Doriganj P.S. Case No. 243 of 2025; Saran at Chapra; custody since 09.07.2025.

What did the court decide?

Considering the facts and circumstances, the court was not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail in connection with Doriganj P.S. Case No. 243 of 2025 pending before the Exclusive Special Judge cum Additional Sessions Judge, POCSO, Saran at Chapra; the bail prayer was refused. ¶22

Mannu Kumar @ Bhikhari @ Manu Kumar Vs The State… — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Patna HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70958 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-243 Year-2025 Thana- DORIGANJ District- Saran

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Mannu Kumar @ Bhikhari @ Manu Kumar S/o- Sri Satendra Prasad @ Satendra Pd Yadav R/v- Kajipur, Ps- Doriganj, Distt-Saran

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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Ranjay Kumar S/o- Nagendra Prasad R/v- Kajipur, Ps- Doriganj, Distt-Saran

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arvind Kumar Srivastava, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Uday Pratap Singh, APP For the Informant : Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER

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6 09-04-2026

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Heard Mr. Arvind Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel

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for the petitioner, Mr. Rakesh Kumar, learned counsel for the informant and Mr. Uday Pratap Singh, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

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Petitioner seeks bail who is in custody since 09.07.2025 in connection with Doriganj P.S. Case No. 243 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 06.07.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 76, 352 and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023 and Sections 4/6 of the POCSO Act.

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According to prosecution case, this petitioner has committed unnatural offence with the informant's son who is aged about 4 years.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70958 of 2025(6) dt.09-04-2026 2/2

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petitioner has clean antecedent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. The allegation as alleged in the FIR is false and fabricated and the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR.

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The learned counsel for the informant as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor have vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the petitioner has committed unnatural offence with the victim and the medical report as well as F.S.L report of the victim also confirms the same. Apart from that the statement of the victim was recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS, 2023 in which he has fully supported the case of the prosecution.

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Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail in connection with Doriganj P.S. Case No. 243 of 2025 pending in the court of learned Exclusive Special Judge cum Additional Sessions Judge, POCSO, Saran at Chapra.

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Prayer is refused.

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(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)

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Vanisha/-

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Mannu Kumar @ Bhikhari @ Manu Kumar v. The State of Bihar

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