CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER

5 21-01-2026 Heard Mr. Pankaj Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner; Mr. Amritanshu Dangi, learned counsel for the informant and Mr. Uma Shankar Prasad Singh, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 56 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 316(2), 316(5) and 64 of the BNS .

3. Prosecution case, in brief, is that the petitioner had fraudulently taken Rs. 11 Lakh from the informant on the pretext of providing government teacher job to him but he could not provide government teacher job to him. When the informant demanded her money back, the petitioner had allegedly confined her in a room and committed rape with her.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the case. Allegation of offence committed under Section 64 of the BNS is ornamental. He further submits that the matter primarily relates to monetary transaction between the parties and the dispute can be settled amicably by way of mediation.

5. Learned counsel appearing on b