Raja Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35473 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-33 Year-2025 Thana- BIRAUL District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Raja Mandal S/o Arun Mandal R/o Village- Pokhram, P.S.- BIraul, DistrictDarbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dr Satyendra Kumar Shrivastava, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umanath Mishra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Biraul P.S. Case No. 33 of 2025 dated 23.01.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 137(2) and 140(3) of the B.N.S.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant with the intention to sale or kill her.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The victim in her statement recorded u/s 183 of the B.N.S.S. has not supported the prosecution case and she has also stated that she along with the petitioner left her house and went to Supaul where they stayed together in a room. It is further

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35473 of 2025(2) dt.16-06-2025 2/2 submitted that the petitioner has no concern with the alleged offence. The charge-sheet has been submitted against the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 27.01.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Benipur, Darbhanga in connection with Biraul P.S. Case No. 33 of 2025 with the condition :- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T