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Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO)

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SALIM VAJIR PATHAN AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

APPLICATION ALLOWED

The applicants, Salim Vajir Pathan and others, filed criminal revision applications under Section 227 CrPC seeking discharge from three POCSO cases where a Special Judge had rejected their earlier discharge applications. They argued that the charge‑sheet contained only a single incriminating …

ROHITBHAI SONABHAI MARVADI @ SHAM SONABHAI MARVADIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

The High Court of Gujarat entertained an application for regular bail filed by Rohitbhai Sonabhai Marvadi under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with an FIR alleging offences under the BNS and the POCSO Act. The alleged facts involved a consensual romantic …

Sonu Kumar @ Sonu YadavversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Sonu Kumar was arrested in connection with a case alleging rape of a minor, the informant's granddaughter, under multiple statutes including the Bihar Penal Code, the POCSO Act and the SC/ST Act. The victim’s statement under Section 183 of the Bihar Penal Code identified another accused, Ravindra …

Lalan Singh @ Lalan Kumar Singh @ Lalan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Lalan Singh, a journalist, was arrested in connection with alleged inappropriate touching of a schoolgirl and charged under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Substances Act and Section 8 of the POCSO Act. The prosecution alleged that the victim was returning a practical copy to school when …

Basant Kumar Ram @ Basant Ram @ Basant KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Basant Kumar, a 23‑year‑old male, was charged under Sections 64, 96 and 137(2) of the Bihar Negotiable and Smuggling Act (BNSS) and Sections 4, 6 and 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly abducting a 17‑year‑old girl with intent to marry her. The petitioner …

Ravi Ranjan Choube @ Ravi Ranjan ChoubeyversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL REJECTED

Petitioner Ravi Ranjan Choube was arrested in connection with a case involving offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, POCSO Act, Juvenile Justice Act, Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act and the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act. He applied for regular bail for the second time after an earlier …

Shailesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The petitioner, Shailesh Kumar, filed an anticipatory bail application fearing arrest in a case (Warisaliganj P.S. Case No. 197 of 2025) involving alleged molestation and attempted rape. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner committed offences under multiple sections of the Bihar Negotiable …

Md. SumitversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, Md Sumit, was arrested on 13-12-2024 in connection with multiple offences under the BNSS, POCSO Act and Immoral Traffic Act, alleged to have forced a girl into immoral activities. He contended that the police failed to prepare an arrest memo as required by Section 47 of the BNSS, …

Tanvir KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Tanvir Kumar was arrested on 5 June 2025 in connection with a Muzaffarpur railway case alleging that he and others were involved in trafficking children to various states for labour, violating Sections 143(vi) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023, Section 79 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2025 and …

Jitendra Kumar @ GoluversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Jitendra Kumar, a 22‑year‑old, was arrested in connection with a case alleging kidnapping of a minor girl for the purpose of marriage, under Sections 137(2), 87 and 3(5) of the B.N.S. The girl’s statement under Section 183 BNSS claimed she voluntarily eloped with the petitioner and denied any force …

Vikash KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, Vikash Kumar, applied for regular bail in a case (Gadha P.S. Case No. 24 of 2025) involving alleged kidnapping and rape of a minor, with offences under Sections 137(2), 96 and 3(5) of the BNS. The prosecution alleged that the victim’s statement in the case diary named the petitioner …

Madhurendra KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, a B.Sc. Nursing student, applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (PS No.135/2025) involving multiple offences under the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023, the POCSO Act and the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. The allegations stem from a neighbour dispute where the …