Patna High Court
CR. MISC./48358/2026 of Rupesh Kumar Vs The State of Bihar on 22 July 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48358 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-159 Year-2026 Thana- CHANPATIA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Rupesh Kumar S/o Promod Prasad Resident of vill- Satwariya, P.S- Sathi, Dist.- West
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48358 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-159 Year-2026 Thana- CHANPATIA District- West Champaran ======================================================
Rupesh Kumar S/o Promod Prasad Resident of vill- Satwariya, P.S- Sathi, Dist.- West Champaran
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar
2.
Ravinandan Kumar Tiwary, Principal Incharge, Rajkiyekrit High School, Nagar Panchayat P.S.- Chanpatia, West Champaran
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr. Rajdeep Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Arun Kumar Pandey, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR
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ORAL ORDER
22-07-2026 Heard learned Advocate for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Chanpatia P.S. Case No.159 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 127(2), 115(2), 74, 75, 79, 351(2), 352, 3(5) of the BNS and Sections 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act.
3. After some arguments, learned Advocate for the petitioner fairly submitted that, during the course of investigation, the petitioner has been extended the benefit of Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS). Consequently, the apprehension of arrest no longer Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48358 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026
survives.
4. It is, however, made clear that in the event the police submits a charge-sheet and the learned jurisdictional court takes cognizance of the offence, it shall be open to the petitioner to approach this Court for appropriate relief, if so advised.
5. Accordingly, the present bail application stands disposed of.
rohit/- (Harish Kumar, J) U T