Vimla Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 47823 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-393 Year-2025 Thana- ROH District- Nawada ====================================================== Vimla Devi S/o Sanjay Singh @ Kara Singh R/O Bhattha, P.S. - Roh, District - Nawada.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dhirendra Prasad Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Humayou Ahmad Khan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 22-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner who apprehends arrest in connection with Roh P.S. Case No. 393/2025 lodged on 18/11/2025, for the offences punishable under sections 137(2), 140(3), 96 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. As per the prosecution, the F.I.R. has been lodged against three named accused persons including the present petitioner with allegation that the daughter of the informant got eloped at the instance of the accused persons including the present petitioner. It is further alleged that at the time of filing of the FIR, the victim was traceless.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 47823 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/3

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Learned Counsel further submits that the said alleged victim girl has been recovered which is apparent from the rejection order of the Session Court and thereafter she got her statement recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS wherein she has not alleged anything against the petitioner. In fact, the victim girl had love affairs with one Ram Das who is dewar of daughter of the petitioner. The victim has stated in her statement that she has voluntarily left her home with Ram Das and performed marriage in a temple with him and both are residig together.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the victim girl has been recovered and has not alleged anything against the petitioner in her statement recorded under Section 183 of BNSS.

6. In the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above-named petitioners be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of 30,000/- ₹ (Rupees Thirty Thousand only) each, as mentioned in Section 2(1)(d) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 47823 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 3/3 Nawada, in connection with the aforementioned case, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Manshi/Ashwini U T