Bishnu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6622 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-461 Year-2025 Thana- LAKHISARAI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Bishnu Kumar S/o Subodh Saw, R/o Vill.- Mankatha Bodhi Tola, P.SAmhara, Dist- Lakhisarai. ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rajive Ranjan Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Rabindra Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 04-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in connection with Lakhisarai P.S. Case No. 461 of 2025 dated 08.10.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 140(1) and 61(2) read with Section 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.
3. As per the prosecution case, the fifteen years old daughter of informant went missing and informant later came to know that this petitioner along with other co-accused persons enticed his daughter away.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. The daughter of the informant went with the petitioner out of her own sweet will.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6622 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 2/3 Both of them lived together for eight days in Surat and she did not raise any alarm during this period. It shows the voluntary nature of the act of the victim girl. The victim girl, in her statement recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S., has stated about her love affair with the petitioner. The victim girl further refused to undergo medical examination. The FIR has been lodged after delay of two days without any explanation. Learned counsel next submits that petitioner is having antecedent of one case in which he is on bail and chargesheet has been submitted. Learned counsel lastly submits that petitioner is in custody since 15.10.2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State opposes the submissions made on behalf of the petitioner.
6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the voluntary nature of the act of the victim girl and further considering the period of custody of the petitioner and submission of chargesheet, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai / concerned Court, in connection with
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6622 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 3/3 Lakhisarai P.S. Case No. 461 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under Section 480(3) of the B.N.S.S. and other following conditions:
(i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.
(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned trial Court.
(iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the Court concerned. (Arun Kumar Jha, J) Shahnawaz/- U T