Ravi Sada@ Ravi Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22020 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-3 Year-2025 Thana- CHHATAPUR District- Supaul ====================================================== Ravi Sada@ Ravi Kumar Son of Sakal Dev Sada Resident of VillageBhagwatur Ward No. 09, P.S.- Chhatapur, District- Supaul ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Kamal Kishore Singh, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Aditya Narayan Singh 1, 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 126(2), 115(2), 96, 352, 351(2) 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 for the purpose of marriage.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. During investigation, the victim was recovered and in her statement recorded under Section 183 of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22020 of 2026(2) dt.15-04-2026 2/3 the B.N.S.S., she denied the factum of kidnapping and categorically stated that her parents wanted to marry her without her will and consent but she was in love with this petitioner and wanted to marry with him but her family members did not accept her request and, therefore, she left her house out of her own sweet will and went with this petitioner and both of them had solemnized marriage and she is pregnant also. Moreover, the present F.I.R. has been lodged after inordinate delay of 11 days and there is no plausible explanation for the same which itself makes the entire prosecution case doubtful. 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.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22020 of 2026(2) dt.15-04-2026 3/3 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Supaul in connection with Chhatapur P.S. Case No. 03 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T