Bikrama Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34804 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-267 Year-2023 Thana- DORIGANJ District- Saran ====================================================== Bikrama Ram S/o Dhurendar Ram R/o vill - Kajipur, P.S.- Doriganj, Distt.- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Yadubansi Ram S/o Late Chandradeo Ram R/o vill - Kajipur, P.S.- Doriganj, Distt.- Saran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjit Kumar Thakur, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 25-09-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Doriganj P.S. Case No. 267 of 2023 registered for the offences under Sections 363 and 366/34 of the IPC.

3. The petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 14.05.2024.

4. The allegation against the petitioner is to kidnap the married minor daughter of the informant aged about 15 years from her matrimonial home.

5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that after recovery statement of victim was recorded

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34804 of 2025(3) dt.25-09-2025 2/3 under Section 183 of the BNSS, where she named only one Vishwakarma Kumar and one unknown person, who committed rape upon her. It is submitted that to identify said unknown person no TIP was conducted as yet and, therefore, no incriminating material appears against this petitioner as save and except suspicion as raised by father of the informant through FIR. It is also submitted that in her statement victim categorically suggests that the co-accused Vishwakarma Kumar kidnapped her on knife point. While concluding the argument it is submitted that, petitioner is a man of clean antecedent and moreover, investigation of this case has already completed, and as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence.

6. Learned APP appearing on behalf of the State, while opposing the prayer for bail could not disputed aforesaid factual submissions as advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner.

7. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of fact as prima-facie nothing incriminating transpires against this petitioner out of statement of victim as recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS, where petitioner was not put on TIP, coupled with the fact as petitioner remains in custody since 14.05.2024, accordingly above named petitioner, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Doriganj P.S. Case No. 267 of 2023 on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34804 of 2025(3) dt.25-09-2025 3/3 furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Additional District and Sessions Judge, POCSO, Saran at Chapra/concerned court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 480(3) of the B.N.S.S. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) S.Tripathi/- U T