Raman Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30340 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-157 Year-2025 Thana- KHAGAUL District- Patna ====================================================== Raman Kumar S/o Ram Sevak Raut Resident of Village - Fataki, P.S. - Madhepur, Dist. - Madhubani(Bihar).
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Gajendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Uma Shankar Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 11-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
02. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in connection with Khagaul P.S. Case No. 157 of 2025 registered for the alleged offences under Sections 96, 137(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
03. As per prosecution case, 20 years old daughter of the informant went missing and the informant came to know about the petitioner who might have enticed away the daughter of the informant.
04. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. In fact, the daughter of the informant was in love with the petitioner and she wanted to marry with the petitioner but the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30340 of 2026(2) dt.11-05-2026 2/3 family members of the informant were not ready. Therefore, she left her rented premises and went to Delhi with petitioner. The daughter of the informant married with the petitioner in a temple at Delhi and out of their wedlock, a male child has been born on 27.03.2026. The daughter of the informant has been residing in her matrimonial home with the parents of the petitioner and the Court released her on Zimmanama of the father of the petitioner. The matriculation certificate of the daughter of the informant shows she has attained majority and taking note of this fact, she has been released in favour of the father of the petitioner.
Even on the date of occurrence, the daughter of the informant was aged about 17 years and 3 1⁄2 months according to her matriculation certificate. However, from the Aadhar Card, her date of birth is 13.05.2005 and she was aged about 20 years on the date of occurrence. Learned counsel further submits that no useful purpose would be served in keeping the petitioner in custody as his custody would deprive him to company of his wife and newly born child. The petitioner is having clean antecedent and is in custody since 08.03.2026.
05. Learned APP for the State opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner.
06. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30340 of 2026(2) dt.11-05-2026 3/3 submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the fact that the daughter of the informant was of age at which a girl develops sufficient maturity and further considering the period of custody of the petitioner and his clean antecedent, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-V, Danapur, Patna/court concerned in connection with Khagaul P.S. Case No. 157 of 2025, subject to the conditions mentioned in Section 480(3) of BNSS and the following conditions:
(i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.
(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below.
(iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned.
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