Vikash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51206 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-87 Year-2025 Thana- BOCHAHAN District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== 1.
Vikash Kumar S/O Anand Sahni, Resident of village- Salha Mirzapur, PSBochaha, District- Muzaffarpur 2.
Bajrangi Kumar S/O Lalan Sahni R/O Village-Chakki Suhagpur, PS-Paroo, Distt-Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Shanti Bhushan Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Narsingh Tanti,APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-08-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and the learned APP for the State.
2. Petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Bochahan P.S.Case No.87 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 351(2) and 351(3) of BNS and Section 67(A) of IT Act .
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, on the pretext of marriage with the daughter of the informant, petitioner no.2 (Bajrangi Kumar) made inappropriate video of the victim, co-accused (Sunita Devi) made it viral and the petitioner no.1 (Vikash Kumar) participated in the said offence.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51206 of 2025(2) dt.12-08-2025 2/3 petitioners submitted that the petitioners are innocent and the main allegation is against co-accused Sunita Devi, who shot the inappropriate video of the victim and got it viral and the petitioners are only recipient of those video, as such, the petitioners, who have just emerged as adult, can not be held involved in any illegal act.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners.
6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, considering the fact that the main allegation is against co-accused Sunita Devi, who had shot the inappropriate video of the victim and got it viral and petitioners are only recipient of the said video. I find that the petitioners have prima facie made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.
7. The petitioners are directed to be released on prearrest bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned district court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM 9th, Muzaffarpur, East/concerned court, in connection with Bochahan P.S. Case No.87 of 2025, subject to
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51206 of 2025(2) dt.12-08-2025 3/3 conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS of 2023.
7. The learned district court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and if it is found that the petitioners are involved in some other cases as what has been stated in paragraph No.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.
(Purnendu Singh, J) chn/- U T