Jitan Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7186 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-118 Year-2024 Thana- DOBHI District- Gaya ====================================================== 1.

Jitan Prasad Son of Late Jodhan Mahto Resident of Village - Kesapi, P.S.- Dobhi, District- Gaya 2.

Rani Kumar @ Rani Kumari D/O- Jitan Prasad Resident of Village - Kesapi, P.S.- Dobhi, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Md. Javed Jafar Khan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, A.P.P ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 19-02-2025 Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioners and Learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in connection with Dobhi P.S. Case No. 118 of 2024 lodged on 30.06.2024, for the offence punishable under Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against four named accused persons including the present petitioners. It has been alleged in the FIR that son of petitioner no.1 has kidnapped the informant's wife and his son.

4. Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. Counsel submits that petitioner no.1 is the father and petitioner no.2 is the sister of the co-accused person against whom allegation of kidnapping is there in the FIR. Counsel submits

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7186 of 2025(2) dt.19-02-2025 2/2 that present petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Counsel also submits that the alleged victim (informant's wife) has already been recovered and in the impugned order, it has been acknowledged by the victim (informant's wife) that she had gone to Ranchi with son of petitioner no.1 with her free will and she has also performed marriage with him.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioners.

6. As such, considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioners be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within a period of 4 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the A.C.J.M.-1st, Sherghati, Gaya in connection with Dobhi P.S. Case No. 118 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Divyansh/- U T