Rajan Kumar @ Ranjan Paswan @ Rajan Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37580 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-18 Year-2026 Thana- Benibad District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== 1.
Rajan Kumar @ Ranjan Paswan @ Rajan Paswan S/O Late Lakshmi Paswan @ Late Laxmi Paswan @ Late Banka Paswan R/O Village - Chhatanwara, P.S- Gaighat, District- Muzaffarpur, Bihar. 2.
Darshan Kumar S/O Late Lakshmi Paswan @ Late Laxmi Paswan @ Late Banka Paswan R/O Village - Chhatanwara, P.S- Gaighat, DistrictMuzaffarpur, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Ms.Preety Kunwar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Vinod Shanker Modi ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 22-06-2026
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners seek bail in anticipation of their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 96 and 3(5) of the B.N.S.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are persons with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that 07.02.2026 at about 2:30 PM, the petitioners in her absence along with others came and enticed and took away her minor daughter aged about 16 years from the house and when informant came back home, she saw household articles scattered and villagers disclosed that they saw the victim
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37580 of 2026(2) dt.22-06-2026 2/3 accompanying the accused persons including the petitioners, accordingly she called on the mobile of Darshan which was switched off.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is next submitted that the victim came back and her statement was recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S, wherein she has not supported the case of the prosecution rather has stated that her mother used to abuse her, as such, out of anger, she went to the house of her aunt's place (Soni mausi) and when she came to know that a false case has been instituted, as such, she came back. The learned counsel next submits that specific pleading to that effect has been made at Para-8 of the anticipatory bail application and he has also have a copy of the case diary. It is next submitted that at Para-29 of the case diary records the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S. On direction of the Court, the case diary was handed over to the learned A.P.P and the learned A.P.P read the statement of the victim recorded under section 183 of the B.N.S.S wherein, she has not supported the case of the prosecution.
5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the anticipatory bail
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37580 of 2026(2) dt.22-06-2026 3/3 application, but then, fairly submits after perusing of Para-29 of the case diary that victim has not supported the case of the prosecution.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners, above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks, are directed to be released on anticipatory bail on their furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Benibad P. S. Case No. 18 of 2026, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T