Prince Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36051 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-255 Year-2026 Thana- KADAMKUAN District- Patna ====================================================== Prince Kumar S/o Dilip Prasad Resident of- Paschmi LOhanipr, Pachkauri, Buddha Murthi, P.S.- kadamkuan, District - Patna, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Vikas Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Pradeep Narain Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 01-06-2026 The Court proceeding is being conducted through virtual mode.
2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
3. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Kadamkuan P.S. Case No. 255 of 2026, dated 31.03.2026, lodged under Section 96 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as "BNS, 2023").
4. As per the prosecution, the FIR has been lodged against the present petitioner alleging that he enticed the informant's daughter to accompany him. It is further alleged that the petitioner contacted the informant and his family members and extended threats to them. However, on the following day, the petitioner allegedly left the informant's daughter. Upon
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36051 of 2026(2) dt.01-06-2026 2/3 being questioned by her family members, she stated that she had been subjected to torture during the night of 30.03.2026. Thereafter, the present case was instituted.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel further submits that the daughter of the informant and the petitioner were in love and, with her consent, she went with the petitioner and lived at the house of the petitioner's friend, and on the next day, she returned to her own house. Counsel further submits that subsequently, under Section 183 of the BNSS, she has not disclosed anything against the present petitioner and everywhere she has stated that she had gone with him with her consent. Counsel further submits that the criminal antecedent of the petitioner is not clean, as two criminal cases are pending against him. However, he is on bail in both the cases, and both the cases relate to the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act. Counsel also submits that the petitioner is ready to fulfil all the conditions whatsoever may be imposed upon him.
6. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner but fairly submits that, from the statements recorded under Sections 180 and 183 of the BNSS, 2023, nothing has come against the present petitioner.
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7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the present case, let the above-named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within a period of 4 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) as mentioned in Section 2(1)(d) of the BNSS, 2023 to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Patna, in connection with Kadamkuan P.S. Case No. 255 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down U/s 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023. (Dr. Anshuman, J.) Aman Kumar/- U T