Anuj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54035 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-11 Year-2025 Thana- KHAIRA District- Saran ====================================================== Anuj Kumar S/O Rajnath Ray R/O Village- Rampur Noor Nagar, P.O- Kohi, P.S- Jalalpur (Wrongly stated Khaira P.S. in the FIR), District- Saran at Chapra. PIN Code- 841412.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Harendra Ray S/O Jagdish Ray R/O Village- Sahimpur Mathiya, P.OHariharpur Kanar, P.S.- Khaira, Distt.- Saran at Chapra, Pin Code- 841414. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Jeetendra Narayan, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for offence under Sections 137(2), 96, 352, 351(2) r/w 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 8, 12 of POCSO Act.

3. As per F.I.R., on 18.11.2024, this petitioner kidnapped minor daughter of informant and when informant went to the house of petitioner to inquire about her, petitioner's family members abused informant, drove him out of the house and also threatened him with dire consequences.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as per F.I.R., date of occurrence is 18.11.2024, but F.I.R. has been lodged on 21.01.2025 without there being any plausible explanation of delay. The victim, in her statement recorded

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54035 of 2025(3) dt.13-10-2025 2/2 under Section 183 B.N.S.S., has denied the factum of kidnapping and has categorically stated that she left her house out of her own volition, since her parents were planning to marry her with an old-aged person and as such, she went to Delhi and stayed there for two months. The victim has not alleged any wrong against this petitioner. Petitioner has got clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition.

6. Considering the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 B.N.S.S. and clean antecedent of petitioner, let the above named petitioner, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge-cum-Additional Sessions Judge (POCSO), Saran at Chapra in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No. 11 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S., 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T