Anupam Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35012 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-428 Year-2024 Thana- SURSAND District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Anupam Kumar S/O Jawahar Yadav @ Jawahar Lal Yadav R/O VillageNonahi, PS- Parihar, District- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Ranjit Singh son of Rameshwar Singh Resident of Village- Sursand, P.S.- Sursand, Sitamarhi ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rakesh Mohan Singh For the State :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar For the Informant :

Mr. Ravi Ranjan Mr. Shreyas Bhardwaj ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 17-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant as well as the learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Sursand P.S. Case No. 428 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 87 of the BNS, 2023.

3. As per allegation, the petitioner along with other coaccused persons are said to have kidnapped the daughter of the informant, namely Shilpi Kumari with the intention to marry or to sell her.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35012 of 2025(4) dt.17-11-2025 2/3 this case. The victim is admittedly major. She had love and affection with the petitioner and she herself filed an affidavit along with her school certificates and stated therein that she is major and has solemnized marriage with the petitioner. In the affidavit, she has also levelled allegation against police personnels stating that they misbehaved with her. It has further been submitted that when she went to her parents' house, in pressure of her parents, she rendered her statement under Section 161 and 164 of the Cr.P.C. implicating the petitioner and other co-accused persons.

5. On the other hand, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant have opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the victim in her statement under Section 161 and 164 of the Cr.P.C. has supported the prosecution case.

6. The victim has already filed an affidavit mentioning therein that she is major and has solemnized marriage with the petitioner.

7. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender within four weeks before the learned court below, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35012 of 2025(4) dt.17-11-2025 3/3 each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Pupari, Sitamarhi in connection with Sursand P.S. Case No. 428 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the CrPC/482(2) of the BNSS, 2023.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) priyanka/- U T