Raja Kumar @ Raja Kumar Gupta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24350 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-121 Year-2025 Thana- PHULWARIA District- Begusarai ====================================================== Raja Kumar @ Raja Kumar Gupta S/O Girish Prasad Gupta R/O MohallaShokhara 1, Ward No 10, Barauni Nagar Parishad, PS- Phulwariya, DistrictBegusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Dilip Kumar No. 1, 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 Phulwariya P.S. Case No. 121 of 2025 registered for the offences under Sections 96, 137(2) of B.N.S.

3. As per prosecution case, the minor daughter of the informant went for tuition but she did not return. The informant named co-accused Mahadev Kumar and the petitioner for being involved in the kidnapping of his daughter.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24350 of 2026(2) dt.24-04-2026 2/3 case. No occurrence as alleged in the manner has ever taken place. The petitioner worked as a painter under co-accused Mahadev Kumar, who is a contractor. The daughter of the informant eloped with co-accused and the petitioner has been made accused in this case merely on suspicion. Learned counsel further submits that during investigation it has come that coaccused made call on the mobile phone of the mother of the victim seven times. No incriminating material has been found against the petitioner since he has been made accused merely on suspicion. The petitioner is having 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 doubtful nature of allegation without any substantive material against the petitioner and further considering the clean antecedent of the petitioner and 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 of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24350 of 2026(2) dt.24-04-2026 3/3 Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai/concerned court in connection with Phulwariya P.S. Case No. 121 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