Bhasho Ram v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29224 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-214 Year-2024 Thana- Ramgarh Chowk District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Bhasho Ram Son Of Late Ramdas Ram Village- Shivnagar P.S. -Ramgarh Chowk District- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Manohar Prasad Singh, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Zainul Abedin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 12-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Ramgarh Chowk P.S. Case No.214 of 2024, dated.29.11.2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 96 of the B.N.S., 2023.
3. As per allegation, a seventeen year old daughter of the informant has been kidnapped by Mankhush Kumar, his brother Pankaj Kumar and his grandfather (Nana) Bhaso Ram, who is the petitioner herein.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that as a matter of fact, there was love affairs between Mankhush Kumar and the alleged victim, the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29224 of 2025(2) dt.12-05-2025 2/3 daughter of the informant and as per her statement, she has voluntarily married Mankhush Kumar and she is living with him. As such, no offence is made out and even if any offence is made out, the petitioner has nothing to do with it.
5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.
6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents.
7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.
8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court Below, in connection with Ramgarh Chowk P.S. Case No.214 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 and on the following conditions:
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29224 of 2025(2) dt.12-05-2025 3/3 (i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedents, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.
(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J.) Chandan/- U T