Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48060 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-57 Year-2025 Thana- PARBATTA District- Khagaria ====================================================== Sonu Kumar S/o Dhirendra Yadav R/o Village- Babaraha, P.S.- Parbatta, District- Khagaria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Suresh Prasad Singh, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Santosh Kumar Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-12-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 140(3) of the B.N.S..

3. As per prosecution case, on 11.02.2025, son of informant went for a walk but did not return. Informant suspects that F.I.R. named accused person, along with this petitioner, kidnapped his son.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48060 of 2025(4) dt.02-12-2025 2/3 behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Informant is not an eye witness to the occurrence. Initially, the petitioner was not named in the F.I.R.. However, after two days of the alleged occurrence, the informant in his re-statement has named this petitioner, along with seven other accused persons, merely on suspicion. Save and except suspicion, there is no material on record to show the complicity of this petitioner in the alleged offence. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M. Ist, Khagaria in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48060 of 2025(4) dt.02-12-2025 3/3 connection with Parbatta P.S. Case No. 57 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T