Rupesh Kumar Yadav @ Rupesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1488 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-97 Year-2025 Thana- GARKHA District- Saran ====================================================== Rupesh Kumar Yadav @ Rupesh Kumar Son of Tribhuvan Ray Resident of Village- Terha PS -Isuapur Dist- Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Radha Mohan Singh, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Umesh Lal Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-04-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 96 of the B.N.S..
3. As per prosecution case, informant, namely Chandan Kumar Ray, alleged that on 10.02.2025 at about 1 PM, his minor sister, aged about 16 years, had gone to Fulwariya Bazar but did not return. During search, he came to know that this petitioner had taken her away.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1488 of 2026(3) dt.06-04-2026 2/3 behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Allegations levelled against this petitioner are false and concocted. During investigation, the victim returned and in her statement recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S., she denied the factum of kidnapping and has categorically stated that she, out of her own sweet will, had gone with this petitioner and both of them had solemnized marriage. 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 facts and circumstances of the case, statement of the victim recorded under Sections 183 of the B.N.S.S. 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, Saran at Chapra in connection with Garkha P.S. Case No. 97 of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1488 of 2026(3) dt.06-04-2026 3/3 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T