Laddu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31047 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-284 Year-2025 Thana- PHENHARA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Laddu Kumar S/O Shivji Rai @ Shivji Prasad @ Seojee Rai @ Seojee Prasad Resident of Village- Chak Nasiba, P.S.- Fenhara (Phenhara) District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

XXXX S/O YYYY Resident of Village- Chak Nasiba, P.S.- Fenhara (Phenhara) District- East Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Suraj Kumar Tiwari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Manoj Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 12-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 96, 3(5) of the B.N.S.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the petitioner has kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that from perusal of the order of learned trial Court, it will transpire that learned trial Court has recorded "that the victim has given her

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31047 of 2026(2) dt.12-05-2026 2/2 statement under Sections 180 and 183 of the BNSS and she has disclosed that she had been in love with the petitioner and therefore she had left her house and gone to Delhi". It has further been submitted that from perusal of statement of the victim, it is clear that she has left her house on her own volition. Nobody has kidnapped or induced her. Petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 20.01.2026.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court of 7th District and Additional Sessions Judge-Cum-Special Judge, POCSO Act, East Champaran, Motihari, Bihar in connection with Fenhara (Phenhara) P.S. Case No. 284 of 2025. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Lata/- Nitu/- U T