Manish Kumar @ Teniya v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21098 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-227 Year-2025 Thana- NIMCHAKBATHANI District- Gaya ====================================================== Manish Kumar @ Teniya Son of Sri Nandu Yadav Resident of VillageOdhanpura, PS- Neemchak Bathani, Dist- Gayaji ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

X son of XX Resident of Village- Sonsa, Post- Neemthu, Ps- Neemchak Bathani, Dist- Gayaji ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Harendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 02-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Neemchak Bathani P.S. Case No.227 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 3(5) & 140(3) of the BNS and under Section 8 of the POCSO Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the petitioner has kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that from perusal of the order of the learned trial court it will transpire that the learned trial court has recorded that the victim has not supported the case of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21098 of 2026(2) dt.02-04-2026 2/2 prosecution in her statement before Magistrate under Section 183 of the BNSS. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that as the victim has not supported the case of the prosecution, the allegations against the petitioner is baseless. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is in judicial custody since 07.12.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the court of learned exclsuive Special Judge POCSO-cum-District & Additional Sessions Judge-VII, Gayaji in connection with Neemchak Bathani P.S. Case No.227 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) durgesh/- U T