Raj Kumar @ Sumit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21977 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-167 Year-2024 Thana- GWALPARA District- Madhepura ====================================================== Raj Kumar @ Sumit Kumar S/o- Jay Kishor Yadav R/v- Jayram Parsi W.No2, Ps- Gwalpara Dist- Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Ms. Pooja Prasad, Advocate Mr. Binod Kumar Sinha, Advocate Mr. Manoj, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Ajay Kumar No. 2, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-04-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 96 and 3(5) of the B.N.S..
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that this petitioner, along with other F.I.R. named accused persons, kidnapped the daughter of informant.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. The present F.I.R. has been lodged after
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21977 of 2026(2) dt.15-04-2026 2/3 inordinate delay of 38 days and there is no plausible explanation for the same which itself makes the entire prosecution case doubtful. During investigation, the victim was recovered and in her statement recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S., she denied the factum of kidnapping and categorically stated that no one kidnapped her rather she left her house out of her own sweet will and went to the house of her Mausi at Delhi. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S., delay in lodging of the F.I.R. and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M. 1st Class, Udakishunganj, Madhepura in connection with Gwalpara P.S. Case No. 167 of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21977 of 2026(2) dt.15-04-2026 3/3 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T