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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./53083/2025bail granted

Anant Kumar @ Hariom Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-08-13Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53083 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-259 Year-2023 Thana- HATHAURI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Anant Kumar @ Hariom Kumar Son of Akhilesh Mandal village- Sohijan, Post- Amma, Ps- Hathauri, Dist- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Parasmani For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Rina Sinha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-08-2025 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 363, 366A of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, this petitioner, with the help of other F.I.R. named accused persons, kidnapped niece of the informant for the purpose of marriage.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that entire prosecution case, as set out in the F.I.R., is false and fabricated. In fact, there was love-affairs between petitioner and niece of informant. During investigation, the victim was recovered and her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C. was recorded wherein she stated that she has performed marraige out of her sweet will and has stated her age, as 18 years & 11 months. Petitioner has got clean antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53083 of 2025(2) dt.13-08-2025 2/2

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

6. Considering the statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. 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-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, (East) Muzaffarpur in connection with Hathauri P.S. Case No. 259 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T