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Heard Mr. Krishna Prasad Singh, learned Senior counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Aditya Narayan Singh representing the State and Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Singh representing the informant.

2. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Bikramganj P.S. Case No. 04 of 2024 for the offence punishable under sections 384, 406, 420 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 66(D) of the Information Technology Act and Sections 12 and 14 (1) of the POCSO Act lodged on 02.01.2024 by the informant, XXXX.

6. Further, on instruction, learned Senior counsel undertakes that under no circumstance, he will come anywhere Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23772 of 2024(6) dt.12-12-2024 near either the informant and/or her family members, either physically and/or through phone/call/any other mode. Failure to do so, the State/informant's side will have the liberty to immediately take steps for cancellation of his bail bond.

7. It is his further submission, on instruction, that the petitioner if granted relief intends to visit the Bikramganj Police Station (Rohtas) every Saturday and Sunday for next six months for cleaning the Police Station premises for two hours between 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM and further, if allowed, will also like to plant a sapling in the said premises at the end of six months. He also undertakes to diligently appear in trial.

11. Further, an undertaking has been given by the learned Senior counsel on instruction that he will not come anywhere near either the informant and/her family members and it is expected that whatever the petitioner has taken from the informant and/or is with him, whether it is the alleged video and/or the ornaments, the same shall be released in favour of the informant/her family members.

12. In that background, the provisional bail granted to him vide order dated 09.07.2024 stands confirmed. This is subject to his movement to the Police Station concerned (Bikramganj Police Station, Rohtas) every Saturday and Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23772 of 2024(6) dt.12-12-2024 Sunday from 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM for next six months whereafter the Station Head Officer of the Bikramganj Police Station shall allow him to plant a sapling and the report/photograph shall be sent to this Court alongwith his report after the end of six months.

13. At the end of six months, the petitioner shall be filing a supplementary affidavit bringing on record, the report of the S.H.O., Bikramganj/the photographs of planting of the sapling.

14. List this case under the heading "To be Mentioned" on 25.07.2025 at 2:15 PM as a Tied Up matter to peruse the report.

(Rajiv Roy, J) Adnan/-