Manish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21323 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-124 Year-2022 Thana- BHELDI District- Saran ====================================================== Manish Kumar Son of Kanhaiya Prasad Resident of Village - Jogani, P.S. - Bheldi, District - Saran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Deepak Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Harendra Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 363/366(A)/120(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant namely, Uttam Chandra Prasad alleged that on 13.4.2022 at about 8:00 pm, his minor grand-daughter (aged 16 yrs) went out to defecate but did not return. The informant suspects that all FIR-named accused had kidnapped the girl by luring her with the purpose of marriage or might involve her in illegal activities, sell her, kill her and even dispose of her body.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. He further submits that the petitioner and the victim loved each
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21323 of 2025(3) dt.10-07-2025 2/2 other and she left the house out of her own will and got married in Arya Samaj temple in Delhi and both of them are leading conjugal life happily. The victim in her statement recorded under Section 164 Cr. P.C. has denied the factum of kidnapping. The Court below has assessed the age of the victim as 22 years but the victim has stated her age as 25 years. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.
5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the statement of the girl recorded under Section 164 Cr. P.C., in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Chapra, Saran in connection with Bheldi P.S. Case No. 124/2022, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Saif/- U T