Satish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52946 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-697 Year-2023 Thana- MAHUA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Satish Kumar S/o- Vinod Ray @ Binod Rai Resident of Village- Baikunthpur (Baikatpur), PS- Rajapakar District- Vaishali Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Vidyanand Kumar S/o- Rambahadur Prasad Singh Village- Mahua Singh Rai Po & Ps- Mahua Dist- Vaishali ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms.Sudha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mithlesh Kumar Khare, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-08-2025 Heard Ms. Sudha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Mithlesh Kumar Khare,, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Mahua P.S. Case No. 697 of 2023 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 363, 366/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the petitioner along with other accused kidnapped two daughters of the informant with an intention to sell them.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that statements of two daughters of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52946 of 2025(2) dt.12-08-2025 2/3 informant, who are victims, have been recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C in which they have not supported the prosecution story. Petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds, petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, the allegation made in the FIR, as well as having perused the impugned order, wherein it has been recorded that the victims have not supported the prosecution story, I am of the opinion that petitioner has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.

7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur / Concerned Court in connection with Mahua P.S. Case No. 697 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52946 of 2025(2) dt.12-08-2025 3/3 criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is 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) Sanjay/- U T