Patna High CourtCR. MISC./30797/2026bail granted

Ganesh Baitha @ Ganesh Bhuiyan v. The State Of Bihar

2026-05-06Mr. Justice Ajit Kumar3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30797 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2024 Thana- ROHTAS District- Rohtas ====================================================== Ganesh Baitha @ Ganesh Bhuiyan Son of Late Bhulu Baitha Resident of Village - Tumba, P.S.- Rohtas, District - Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar 2.

Kalawati Devi Wife of Late Ashok Bhuiyan Resident of village - Karma, P.O.- Amjhore, P.S. and District - Rohtas.

Ranjani Kumari (Victim) Daughter of Late Ashok Bhuiyan Resident of village - Tumba, P.S. and District - Rohtas.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Babu Nandan Prasad, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Yogendra Kumar,APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 06-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Rohtas P.S. Case No. 10 of 2024 for the offence punishable under sections 366(A), 363 of the IPC lodged on 10.01.2024 by the informant.

3. As per the prosecution case, the allegation against the petitioner is that he abducted the minor daughter of the informant. Accordingly, the FIR.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner, by referring to the order impugned, submits that the statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 of Cr.P.C/183 BNSS, it would

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30797 of 2026(2) dt.06-05-2026 2/3 appear that the victim voluntarily went out of her house and came to Tumba to marry with the petitioner. She further stated that she has married with the petitioner at Jharkhandi temple. She further stated in her statement that her father was going to marry her with an old aged person, that is why, she left her home to perform marriage out of her own choice. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that she has been blessed with a child also. Petitioner has got clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the statement of the victim made under Section 164 of Cr.P.C/183 BNSS and the petitioner has got clean antecedent, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of anticipatory bail.

7. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dehri, Rohtas in connection with aforesaid PS Case, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS as well as the following conditions:-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30797 of 2026(2) dt.06-05-2026 3/3 (i) one of the bailors should be the family member/relative of the petitioner(s) who shall provide official document to show his/her bona fide;

(ii) the petitioner(s) shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his/their bail bond by the Trial Court itself;

(iii) the petitioner(s) shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds; (iv) the petitioner(s) shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his/their bail bonds.

(Ajit Kumar, J) perwez U T