Patna High CourtCR. MISC./39948/2026bail granted

Vikash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-07-08Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 39948 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-175 Year-2025 Thana- CIVIL LINE District- Gaya ====================================================== Vikash Kumar S/O Pappu Manjhi R/O Village - Beladih, P.s- Belaganj, DistGaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Aryan Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Shri Chandra Bhushan Prasad, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 08-07-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State, Shri Chandra Bhushan Prasad.

2. The Investigating Officer of the case, in compliance of the order dated 30.06.2026, is present in the Court.

3. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2) and 140(3) of the BNS.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that petitioner enticed and eloped with her daughter.

5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 39948 of 2026(3) dt.08-07-2026 2/3 the instant case by the informant. It is next submitted that petitioner and the victim were in love and they eloped. It is also submitted that victim has come back and her statement was recorded under Sections 180 and 183 of BNSS in which she has not supported the case of the prosecution.

6. On query of the Court from the Investigating Officer of the case that as to whether the victim has supported the case of the prosecution or not, the Investigating Officer submits that victim has not supported the case of the prosecution and is presently staying with her parents.

7. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

8. After considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the submission made by the Investigating Officer of the case, let the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) 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 Gaya Civil Lines P.S. Case No. 175 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 39948 of 2026(3) dt.08-07-2026 3/3 down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

9. The personal appearance of the Investigating Officer of the case is dispensed with.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikram/- U T