IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77397 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-738 Year-2023 Thana- SONEPUR District- Saran ======================================================

Bilat Mahto @ Vilat Mahato@ Bital Mahto S/o Late Karamu Mahto R/o Village- Kalyanpur, PS- Sonpur, Distt- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. XXX S/o-YYY R/o vill - Kalyanpur, ward no. 1, P.S- Sonpur, Distt.- Saran ... ... Opposite Party/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mahendra Prasad Verma, Advocate For the State : Mr. Madan Kumar, APP For the O.P. No.2 : Mr. Pramod Ban Bihari Singh, Advocate ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER

5 23-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the opposite party no.2.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 354, 354(D), 341 and 342 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 8 of the POCSO Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is alleged to have committed rape upon the daughter