Ankit Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38746 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-138 Year-2024 Thana- PAKRIDAYAL District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ankit Thakur S/O Krishna Thakur Village- Sekhauna, P.S.- Phenhara, District- East Champarran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Mahesh Das S/O Satan Das R/O Village-Ajgari,PS-Parkridayal, Distt-East Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Krishna Kant Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anil Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 21-01-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Pakridayal P.S. Case No. 138 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 366A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 363 of the IPC and Section 8 of the POCSO Act..

3. As per allegation, the accused persons, including the petitioner, kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant for the purpose of marriage.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He has further submitted that the victim is above 17 years of age. As a matter of fact, there was love and affection between the petitioner and the victim. In her statement recorded under Section 161 of the CrPC, she did not support the prosecution

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38746 of 2025(5) dt.21-01-2026 2/2 case. However, under pressure from her parents, she retracted from her earlier version and supported the prosecution case in her statement recorded under Section 164 of the CrPC. He has also submitted that the petitioner is a person of clean antecedent and has been in custody since 10.02.2025.

5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the victim is below 18 years of age. The petitioner, along with the other co-accused, has kidnapped her.

6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances especially the period of incarceration i.e. more than one year, let the petitioner above-named, is directed to furnish bail bond and on doing so, the court below shall release the petitioner on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM-VIII, East Champaran/Concerned Court in connection with Pakridayal P.S. Case No. 138 of 2024, subject to the following conditions that the petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court. (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) Nirmal/- U T