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Kundan Kumar @ Kundan Kumar Kushwaha v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC14 May 2026CR. MISC./7648/2026

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Regular bail rejected; POCSO Act sections 4/6; section 366(A) IPC kidnapping of minor girl; victim's section 164 Cr.P.C. statement; co-accused Aakash Kushwaha; confinement at Patna for fifteen days; petitioner locked door from outside; Chapra Mufassil P.S. Case No.609 of 2021; District Saran; custody since 17.12.2025; direction to expedite trial; no opinion on merits; Justice Sandeep Kumar; order dated 14-05-2026; Patna High Court Criminal Miscellaneous No.7648 of 2026.

What did the court decide?

Considering the nature of allegations levelled against the petitioner, the Court was not inclined to grant the privilege of regular bail and rejected the bail application. ¶6

Kundan Kumar @ Kundan Kumar Kushwaha Vs The… — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Patna HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7648 of 2026

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-609 Year-2021 Thana- CHAPRA MUFFASIL District- Saran

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Kundan Kumar @ Kundan Kumar Kushwaha S/O Shambhu Singh R/O Village- Bari Mushehari, P.S.- Chapra Mufassil, District- Saran.

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... ... Petitioner

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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Anju Devi W/O Pramod Sharma R/O Village- Marahia, P.S- Chapra Muffasil, Distt.- Saran.

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... ... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Dr Harendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party : Mr. Renuka Ratnakar, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER

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6 14-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

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2 . This application for grant of regular bail arises out of Chapra Mufassil P.S. Case No.609 of 2021 registered for the offence punishable under section 366(A) of the Indian Penal Code and under section 4/6 of the POCSO Act.

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3. The petitioner is accused of kidnapping the

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victim girl.

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4 . The minor victim girl in her statement recorded under section 164 of the Cr.P.C. has stated that the petitioner and one Aakash Kushwaha have brought her to Patna and thereafter they kept her in a room and Aakash Kushwaha has established sexual relationship with the victim girl for

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7648 of 2026(6) dt.14-05-2026 2/2

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fifteen days. The victim girl has also stated that this petitioner used to lock the door from outside.

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5. The petitioner is in custody since

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17.12.2025.

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6. Considering the nature of allegation levelled against the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant the petitioner privilege of regular bail. Accordingly, this bail application is rejected. The trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same as early as possible.

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7 . It is clarified that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and the observations made by this Court is only for the purpose of deciding this bail application.

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(Sandeep Kumar, J)

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Kundan Kumar @ Kundan Kumar Kushwaha v. The State of Bihar

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