Sonu Ram @ Deoraj Ram @ Deoraj v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12206 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-498 Year-2024 Thana- BHABHUA District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Sonu Ram @ Deoraj Ram @ Deoraj S/o- Kapilmuni Ram Village- Barli P.SKaramchat Sabar District-Kaimur at Bhabhua ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
Chhanmuni Devi W/o- Jay Prakash Dash Village- Pasaai PS- Belawo District- Kaimur at Bhabua (Chakbandhi road,Bhabhua,ward no. 10) ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Ms. Kiran Kumari Sharma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Asha Devi, APP Mr. Pradhan Murli Manohar Pd, Advocate Mr. Abhash, Advocate Mr. Raju Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 10-06-2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Bhabhua P.S. Case no.498 of 2024 registered under sections 366A and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that on his daughter disappearing, on inquiry being made it transpired that the petitioner along with the assistance of others had kidnapped her.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. The daughter of the informant returned and her statement was recorded under
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12206 of 2025(4) dt.10-06-2025 2/3 section 164 of the Cr.P.C. wherein she has described her age to be 17 years. It is submitted that actually the daughter of the informant is a major and she has not supported the prosecution case. The petitioner is in custody since 8.8.2024 and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant. Learned counsel for the informant submits that not only the petitioner is named in the F.I.R. but there is direct allegation against him of having kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant. The victim in her statement under section 164 of the Cr.P.C. has categorically stated that she did not go out of her own volition and wanted to go with the petitioner after informing her parents.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioner in the F.I.R., the material that has transpired in course of investigation, the age of the daughter of the informant/victim and the contents of her statement under section 164 of the Cr.P.C. wherein she admits to being on friendly terms and wanting to marry the petitioner to which her parents were not
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12206 of 2025(4) dt.10-06-2025 3/3 agreeable, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Bhabhua P.S. Case no.498 of 2024, 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 A.D.J VIth-cum-Special Court, Kaimur at Bhabhua. (Partha Sarthy, J) avinash/- U T