Anish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21527 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-107 Year-2024 Thana- VISHNUPAD District- Gaya ====================================================== Anish Kumar S/O Milan Sinha @ Praveen Kumar Akhauri R/O Nawagadhi, P.S- Vishnupad, Distt.- Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Rajan Lal Jhangar S/O Anant Lal Jhangar R/O Mohalla- Chand Chaura, P.SVishnupad, Distt.- Gaya. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Madhukar Anand, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Raj Kishor Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Vishnupad P.S. Case No. 107 of 2024 dated 31.03.2024 registered for the offences punishable under Section 366A read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant on the pretext of marriage.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21527 of 2025(4) dt.16-07-2025 2/3 this case. The charge-sheet has been submitted against the petitioner. It is further submitted that there is nothing on record which shows that the victim was forced/seduced to have illicit relationship with another person. There was love affair between the petitioner and the victim. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that as per the medical report, which is annexed as Annexure-2 at page-19, it is mentioned that the victim is aged about 18 years and 6 months. As per supplementary affidavit filed on behalf of the petitioner, the victim in her statement recorded under Section 164 of Cr.P.C., has stated that she solemnized marriage with the petitioner at the temple of Vaishno Devi. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 24.04.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant have opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and submitted that the victim is a minor girl.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21527 of 2025(4) dt.16-07-2025 3/3 concerned, Gaya in connection with Vishnupad P.S. Case No. 107 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) shivam/- U T