Raushan Mahto @ Raushan Kumar @ Rishan Kumar @ Rishan Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7718 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-312 Year-2024 Thana- MADHAURAH District- Saran ====================================================== Raushan Mahto @ Raushan Kumar @ Rishan Kumar @ Rishan Mahto, S/oShatrughan Mahato @ Satrudhan Mahto Village- Asoiya, PS-Marhowrah District- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Adarsh Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey,APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 12-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Marhaurah Town P.S. Case No. 312 of 2024 dated 06.06.2024 instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 363, 366(A) of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on the alleged date of occurrence, the petitioner along with two other accused persons kidnapped the informant's daughter from his house. It is alleged that fifty thousands rupees and some jewelleries were missing from the house.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the victim girl

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7718 of 2025(3) dt.12-05-2025 2/2 was recovered and thereafter her statement under Section 183 of B.N.S.S. was recorded before the Magistrate in which the age of the victim was determined as 16 years. The present F.I.R. has been lodged by the father of the victim on false allegation. It is also submitted that the petitioner and the victim are in love affairs due to which she went with him from her house on her own sweet will. They solemnized their marriage at New Delhi. It is also submitted that there is no allegation of sexual assault with the victim against the petitioner. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 30.07.2024 having no criminal antecedents. Chargesheet has been submitted in the case.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge- 10th, Saran, Chhapra in connection with Marhaurah P.S. Case No. 312 of 2024.

(Khatim Reza, J) premchand/- U T