Vishwakarma Bhuiyan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.960 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-139 Year-2024 Thana- ROHTAS District- Rohtas ====================================================== Vishwakarma Bhuiyan S/O Awdhesh Bhuiya @ Avadesh Bhuiya R/O Village - Karma (Karama), Bhuiya Tola, P.S and District Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Samjhari Devi R/O Village - Karma (Karama), Bhuiya Tola, P.S and District Rohtas, Pin- 821302 ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ashwani Kumar Tiwary, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Satyendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-02-2025 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 366A of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, on 11.04.2024 at about 4 AM, minor daughter of informant had gone outside from the house but she did not return. On query, informant came to know that this petitioner has taken away her daughter.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. As a matter of fact, there was love affair

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.960 of 2025(2) dt.11-02-2025 2/3 between this petitioner and daughter of informant (victim) and the victim, on her own accord, left her house and went along with this petitioner. The aforesaid fact has also been supported by the victim in her statement. Moreover, during pendency of this case, this petitioner and the victim have already solemnized marriage and are living together as husband and wife. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, nature of accusation, statement of victim and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Sasaram, Rohtas in connection with Rohtas P.S. Case No. 139 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.960 of 2025(2) dt.11-02-2025 3/3 B.N.S.S..

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T