Sujeet Kumar @ Sujeet Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47853 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-379 Year-2026 Thana- JAHANABAD District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Sujeet Kumar @ Sujeet Yadav Son of Naresh Yadav @ Naresh Singh Resident of Village- Khajurbana, P.S.- Shakurabad, District- Jehanabad ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Birendra Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Brajendra Nath Pandey, 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 apprehends arrest in connection with Jehanabad P.S. Case No. 379 of 2026 lodged on 28.04.2026, for the offence punishable under Sections 96 & 137(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against the sole petitioner. It has been alleged by the informant that her minor daughter jumped from the roof of the house and fled away with the petitioner.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He submits that the alleged victim has already been recovered and upon
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47853 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/3 recovery, she has narrated her statement under section 183 of the B.N.S.S. and also produced the certificate before the court about which the Sessions Court at the time of rejection of the bail application of the petitioner has acknowledged in the order sheet and stated that the victim has not alleged anything adverse against the petitioner. Counsel submits that he has annexed Annexure-P/2 by which it transpires that the victim and the petitioner have happily entered into marriage. He further submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent and the victim and the petitioner both was in love and entered into marriage and the petitioner is ready to fulfill all the conditions whatsoever shall be imposed upon him.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner but fairly submits that the petitioner and the victim girl was in love and both entered into marriage, as stated in para 8 of the present bail application.
6. As such, in the present facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within a period of 4 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) as mentioned in Section 2(1)(d) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 to the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47853 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 3/3 satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad, in connection with Jehanabad P.S. Case No. 379 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down U/s 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.
7. The provisional bail of the petitioner shall be confirmed by the trial court only upon production of marriage certificate by the petitioner under the provisions of Bihar Marriage Registration Rules, 2006 before the trial court, within three months. It is made clear that if the said marriage certificate shall not be produced by the petitioner before the trial court within three months, then the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner.
(Dr. Anshuman, J) Divyansh/- U T