Deepak Kumar @ Deepak Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7642 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-110 Year-2025 Thana- BASOPATTI District- Madhubani ====================================================== Deepak Kumar @ Deepak Yadav, aged about 21 years (Male), Son of Surya Narayan Yadav @ Suraj Narayan Yadav, Resident of village- Malmal, P.S.- Kaluahi, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Ramesh Sah S/O Bhogendra Sah R/O Vill.- Manmohan, P.s.- Basopatti, Dist.- Madhubani.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Gagandeo Yadav, Advocate Mr. Vinod Kumar, Advocate For the Informant :

Ms. Kumari Pallavi, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ajit Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-04-2026 Heard Mr. Gagandeo Yadav, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner; Ms. Kumari Pallavi, learned counsel for the informant and Mr. Ajit Kumar, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Basopatti P.S. Case No. 110 of 2025, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 96, 126(2), 115(2), 351(2), 352 and 3(5) of the BNS.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the petitioner had allegedly kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant with an intention to marry her.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7642 of 2026(3) dt.22-04-2026 2/3

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. The victim in her statement recorded under Section 183 BNSS has not supported the prosecution story, rather, she has stated that she had spent four days with the petitioner at Madhubani. The petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds, petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

6. Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, the learned district court is directed to call for the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of BNSS and if it is found that the informant has not supported the prosecution story, then in that case, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his/her arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District Court where the case is pending, in connection with Basopatti P.S. Case No. 110 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7642 of 2026(3) dt.22-04-2026 3/3 under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioner as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically.

9. Accordingly, the present application stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J) Niraj/- U T