Jivlal Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3947 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-9 Year-2025 Thana- BARACHATTI District- Gaya ====================================================== 1.
Jivlal Yadav S/O Late Bhukhi Yadav R/O Village- Baheradih, P.SBarachatti, Distt.- Gaya. 2.
Sukanti Devi W/O Jivlal Yadav R/O Village- Baheradih, P.S- Barachatti, Distt.- Gaya.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioners :
Mr. Vijay Kumar, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Shyam Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-03-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 87, 137(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S..
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including these petitioners, kidnapped minor daughter of informant for the purpose of marriage.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. As a matter of fact, the victim and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3947 of 2026(3) dt.30-03-2026 2/3 co-accused Dharmdeo Kumar had love affair and both of them, out of their own sweet will, fled away. Petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case merely because Petitioner No. 1 is father and Petitioner No. 2 is mother of co-accused Dharmdeo Kumar. During investigation, the victim was recovered and in her statement recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S., she has not named these petitioners and alleged any wrong against them.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation and statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S., the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-IInd, Sherghati at Gaya in connection with Barachatti P.S. Case No. 9 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2)
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3947 of 2026(3) dt.30-03-2026 3/3 of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T