Ashish Kumar @ Kamlesh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.46538 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -144 Year- 2014 Thana -SIRDALA District- NAWADA ====================================================== Ashish Kumar @ Kamlesh son of Krishna Prasad, resident of villageJandhaul, P.S. Sirdala, District- Nawada. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar Verma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. M.Rab(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 16-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner is in custody since 7.7.2014 in Siirdala Meskaur) P.S. Case No.144/14 for the offence under Section 366(A) of the I.P.C.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the allegation against him is false and concocted and there is delay in filing the F.I.R. It is submitted that though the girl in question is said to have been missing since 25.2.2014 but soon thereafter the girl appeared on her own and gave her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C.

The case diary in this case has already been received. The age of the girl has been described as 16 to 17 years though in the F.I.R. it is admitted to be 18 years.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46538 of 2014 (3) dt.16-02-2026 2/2 Considering the fact that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and has been in custody since 7.7.2014 and the delay in lodging the present case stands unexplained, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Nawada, in Sirdala (Meskaur) P.S. Case No.144/14.

(Anjana Mishra, J) AnilKrSinha/- U T