Chandan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26125 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-99 Year-2024 Thana- Shahpur P.S. District- Nawada ====================================================== Chandan Kumar Son of Vinod Prasad R/O Vill- Parwati, P.S.- Shahpur, District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mukund Mohan Jha, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Shahpur P.S. Case No. 99 of 2024 dated 05.10.2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2) and 87 of B.N.S., 2023.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused person are alleged to have kidnapped the daughter of the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. It is further submitted the victim is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26125 of 2025(2) dt.07-05-2025 2/3 not tressless. Learned counsel has further submitted that there is nothing on record which shows that the victim was forced/seduced to have illicit intercourse with another person. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged offence. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 10.02.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and submitted that the victim has supported the prosecution case which is also evident from the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Nawada in connection with Shahpur P.S. Case No. 99 of 2024, with the condition:- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner are liable to be cancelled.

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7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) shivam/- U T