Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15091 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-128 Year-2024 Thana- PATLIPUTRA District- Patna ====================================================== Sonu Kumar Son of Naval Sah Resident of Village - Raxaul Sundarpur Road, Ward No.04, P.O. - Raxaul, P.S. - Haraiya, District - Motihari (Bihar) PIN - 845305 ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar Bihar 2.

Kishori Prasad Son of Late Lakhan Prasad Resident of Goasain Tola, Kutti Machine Gali Near Mangaldeep Apartment, Tenant in the house of Shankar Rai, P.S. - Patliputra, District - Patna (Bihar) PIN - 800013 ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Apurva Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anita Kumari, APP For the O.P. NO. 2 :

Mr. Avinash Chandra, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Patliputra P.S. Case No. 128/2024 dated 24.03.2024 registered for the offence punishable u/s 363 and 366A of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is 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.15091 of 2025(2) dt.27-03-2025 2/2 this case. There was love affair between the parties. There is nothing on record which shows that the victim was forced or seduced to have illicit intercourse with another person. The victim in her statement recorded under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C. has not supported the prosecution story. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 08.08.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner by submitting 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 concerned, Patna in connection with Patliputra P.S. Case No. 128/2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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