Suraj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26551 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2026 Thana- CHAPRA RAIL P.S. District- Saran ====================================================== Suraj Kumar S/o Suresh Mandal R/o Village- Sripur, P.S.- Bhawanipur, District- Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Arun Kumar Mandal, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 21-04-2026 Heard Mr.Arun Kumar Mandal, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh, learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 29.01.2026 in connection with Chapra Rail P.S. Case No. 12 of 2026, F.I.R. dated 28.01.2026 registered for the offence punishable under Section 143(5)of BNS, 2023 and Section 79 of J.J. Act and Sections 3 and 14 of Child Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986.
3. As per FIR, the petitioner and others are named in the FIR and they are indulged in human trafficking and they were taking the recovered children to Punjab for labour work.
4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent. The allegation
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26551 of 2026(2) dt.21-04-2026 2/3 as alleged in the FIR is false and fabricated and the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR and petitioner has been made accused in the present case merely on the basis of suspicion and except the suspicion, no other cogent material has come during investigation against the petitioner to suggest the involvement of the petitioner in the present occurrence, apart from that, the mother of the apprehended children has stated before the police that they have given their children to the petitioner as custodian for reaching them safe at Punjab and petitioner is in custody since 29.01.2026.
5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid fact, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Railway Judicial Magistrate, Sonpur, Saran at Chapra in connection with Chapra Rail P.S. Case No. 12 of 2026, with the following conditions:- (I) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on his/her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26551 of 2026(2) dt.21-04-2026 3/3 reason, his/her bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. (II) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.
(III) And, further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Nitesh/- U T