Sneha Pathak v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43492 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-221 Year-2021 Thana- TEGHRHA District- Begusarai ====================================================== 1.
Sneha Pathak W/o Deepak Kumar Jha @ Deepak Pathak R/o Village- Rani Ward No.13, P.S.- Bachwara, District- Begusarai 2.
Deepak Kumar Jha @ Deepak Pathak S/o Nand Kishor Jha R/o VillageRani Ward No.13, P.S.- Bachwara, District- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Prem Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.
2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 366(A)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per prosecution case, on 07.07.2021 at about 7 PM, the daughter of informant, aged about 16 years, went to attend coaching class, but she did not return till 12 o'clock. On search, informant came to know that his daughter went with coaccused Krishna Kumar Pathak and others to Varanasi. It is further alleged that when informant went to the house of accused persons, he did not get any satisfactory reply. Informant
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43492 of 2025(2) dt.04-08-2025 2/3 suspects that co-accused Krishna Kumar Pathak and other F.I.R. named accused persons, including these petitioners, have kidnapped his daughter by alluring her.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. In fact, petitioner no. 1 is sister and petitioner no. 2 is brother-in-law of co-accused Krishna Kumar Pathak and they are simply victims of over-implication. Allegation of assault is general and omnibus and there is no specific allegation of overt act against these petitioners. During course of investigation, victim has denied the factum of kidnapping. Moreover, co-accused Krishna Kumar Pathak has already been granted bail by this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 28.02.2023 passed in Cr. Revision No. 836 of 2022. Petitioners claim clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioners in the event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43492 of 2025(2) dt.04-08-2025 3/3 amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in connection with Teghra P. S. Case No. 221 of 2021, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T