Rituraj v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2540 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-187 Year-2024 Thana- NOKHA District- Rohtas ====================================================== Rituraj Son of Ram Suresh Singh @ Akela Resident of Village - Gopalpur, P.S. - Nokha, District - Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Babu Nandan Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Zainul Abedin ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 28-02-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. This application, for grant of regular bail, arises out of Nokha Town Police Station Case No. 187 of 2024, disclosing offences under Section 366(A)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the FIR, the petitioner along with his two friends forcibly took away the daughter of the informant on 18.05.2024 while she had gone to attend her coaching classes.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a student and has falsely been implicated in the present case on account of the fact that there was love affair between the victim girl and petitioner and both met with each other on instagram which was not to the liking of parents of the girl. He next submits that the girl was recovered and her

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2540 of 2025(3) dt.28-02-2025 2/3 statement was recorded under Section 161 of the Cr.P.C. in which she has stated that she was having contact with the petitioner for the last 3 to 4 months on instagram. Petitioner is in custody since 13.11.2024. Charge sheet has been submitted and there is no likelihood that the petitioner will abscond or tamper with the evidence. The petitioner is having no criminal antecedent.

5. Regards being had to the submissions made by the parties and taking into consideration the fact that petitioner is in custody since 13.11.2024, charge sheet has been submitted and there is no likelihood that the petitioner will abscond or tamper with the evidence, accordingly, I am inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner.

6. This application is, accordingly, allowed.

7. Let the petitioner, above named, be released 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Sasaram, Rohtas in connection to the Nokha Town Police Station Case No. 187 of 2024

8. This is subject to the condition that the petitioner shall present himself before the police/Court, as the case may

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2540 of 2025(3) dt.28-02-2025 3/3 be, as and when required and in the event of failure on his part to appear before the Court on two consecutive occasions, his bail bond shall be liable to be cancelled.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) HarshPandey/- U T