Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50588 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-226 Year-2022 Thana- BELHAR District- Banka ====================================================== Ranjan Kumar S/o Vishnudev Mandal Resident of Taraiya, P.S.- Belhar, DisttBanka ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Juli Kumari W/o Shashi Bhushan Kumar Sah R/o Vill- Belhar, P.S.- Belhar, Distt- Banka ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dhananjay Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 12-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

2. In this case, the petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Belhar P.S. Case No. 226 of 2022, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 363, 366(A), 34 of the IPC and Section 8 of POCSO Act.

3. As per allegation, all the FIR named accused persons including this petitioner, kidnapped two minor daughters of the informant with bad intention.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. It has further been submitted that statements of the victims were recorded under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C., in which they have not supported the prosecution case. When the informant

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50588 of 2025(5) dt.12-01-2026 2/2 came to know the fact, she submitted a written report before the police station, stating therein that her daughters had gone with her friends and returned safe and sound. The petitioner is a person of clean antecedent and is in custody since 17.05.2025 i.e. for near about eight months.

5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above-named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge6-cum-Special Judge, POCSO, Banka in connection with Belhar P.S. Case No. 226 of 2022, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court.

7. The petitioner shall physically appear before the learned court below on each and every date. In case of failure on two consecutive dates, unless he is prevented by extremely adverse circumstances, the learned court below will be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) priyanka/- U T