Surjeet Kumar Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27802 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-374 Year-2025 Thana- SUPAUL District- Supaul ====================================================== Surjeet Kumar Paswan, aged about 20 years, S/o Lakhan Paswan, Resident of Vill- Tulshipatti, Nathbari, Ward No. 12, P.S.- Baluwa Bazar, Dist.- Supaul ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

XYZ S/o XY R/o vill - Gadhbaruari, P.S.- Supual, Distt.- Supaul ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Chandra Shekhar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajit Kumar, APP For the Informant :

Mr.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA ORAL ORDER 15-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the Informant and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is in custody in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 96 and 3(5) of the BNS and Sections 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is to have kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case due to suspicion. He next submits that the petitioner has got clean antecedent as stated in para-3 of the petition and he is in custody since 18.10.2025.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27802 of 2026(3) dt.15-07-2026 2/3

5. Learned APP for the State as well as the Informant opposes the prayer for bail of this petitioner and submits that the petitioner is abducted the minor daughter of the informant with intention to marry her.

6. On perusal of the first information report, case diary and impugned order dated 11.03.

2026, it appears that from para-142 of the case diary, the victim has been recovered by the police and the main allegation against the petitioner that he love affairs with the victim and owing to her love affairs with the petitioner, she will fully left her house and married with him at Singheshwar Temple, Madhepura and the victim also states that mother of the victim is no more and her father used to misbehave with her and had always filthy language and beaten her, due to which, she voluntarily left her house and married with the petitioner, the victim further states that she became pregnant and the medical examination report of the victim, the doctor has opined that no fighting sign or any sing of physical assault found but rape cannot be ruled out.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27802 of 2026(3) dt.15-07-2026 3/3 petitioner.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

(Ramesh Chand Malviya, J) Brajesh Kumar/- U T