Sikendra Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24349 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-48 Year-2025 Thana- Bharatkhand District- Khagaria ====================================================== Sikendra Yadav S/O Late Gholti Yadav Resident of Village- Yaduvansh Nagar Bharatkhand, P.S.- Bharatkhand, Dist.- Khagaria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Rekha Devi Kailash Kumar Mandal Resident of Village- Naya Baas Bharatkhand, P.S.- Bharatkhand, Dist.- Khagaria ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mrs.Sangeeta Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 24-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. In the present case, the petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bharatkhand P.S. Case No. 48 of 2025 registered for the offences under Sections 96, 3(5) of B.N.S.

3. As per prosecution case, the minor daughter of the informant went to school but she did not return. The informant came to know about co-accused son of the petitioner and the petitioner himself being involved in the kidnapping of the minor daughter of the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24349 of 2026(2) dt.24-04-2026 2/3 the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case merely on suspicion. He has been made accused in this case only due to the fact that he is the father of co-accused Amarjeet Kumar. There was love affair between the daughter of the informant and the son of the petitioner and both of them eloped and the petitioner has been made accused without any substantive material against him. The petitioner does not know about whereabouts of his co-accused son as after the occurrence his mobile phone had been switched off and there is no contact of the petitioner with his son. The petitioner could not be made liable for the acts of his son. The petitioner bears clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the vague and doubtful nature of allegation against the petitioner and further considering the possibility of false implication, let the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court concerned within a period of eight weeks from today, be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24349 of 2026(2) dt.24-04-2026 3/3 of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria/concerned court in connection with Bharatkhand P.S. Case No. 48 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. and other following conditions :

(i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.

(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned trial court.

(Arun Kumar Jha, J) DKS/- U T