Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.73895 of 2025 (arising out of PS Case No. 96 of 2025, P.S. Harnaut, District Nalanda), Ramesh Chand Malviya, J., order dated 21-01-2026: regular bail rejected. Statutes: Section 64 BNS; Sections 4/6 POCSO Act; Section 183 BNSS (victim's statement). Key phrases: repeated physical relationship, pretext of marriage, minor victim aged 16, grave and serious offence, witnesses supported prosecution, custody since 28.02.2025. Counsel: Satish Kumar for petitioner; Pranav Kumar, APP for the State. Disposition: bail prayer rejected/dismissed.
What did the court decide?
On perusal of the FIR, case diary, impugned order dated 20.08.2025 and the victim's statement under Section 183 BNSS, the Court found the petitioner had a repeated physical relationship with the victim on the pretext of marriage for about 6-7 months, which it characterised as a grave and serious offence.