Rohit Thakur @ Ashutosh Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52274 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-745 Year-2024 Thana- FORBESGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== Rohit Thakur @ Ashutosh Thakur S/O Sushil Thakur, Resident of VillageMahisakol, ward no.- 5, P. S.- Araria, District- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Ganesh Mandal S/O Guddar Mandal R/O Vill.- Kathara, Ward no.- 10, P.S.- Forbesganj, Dist.- Araria ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kunwar Ajit Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kumar Veerendra Narayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 11-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Forbesganj P.S. Case No. 745 of 2024 dated 14.12.2024 instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 96, 351, 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is that he along with his father and Kundan Thakur has kidnapped the daughter of the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52274 of 2025(2) dt.11-08-2025 2/2 statement of the victim has been recorded under Section 183 B.N.S.S. wherein she has stated that she went with the petitioner out of her own free will. She solemnized marriage with him voluntarily. She was neither kidnapped nor forced and she wishes to reside with her husband. There is no material against the petitioner. The victim girl and the petitioner were in love and both of them got married against the will of the informant. The petitioner is a young boy aged about 20 years. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 28.03.2025 having no criminal antecedents. Charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Araria in connection with Forbesganj P.S. Case No. 745 of 2024. (Khatim Reza, J) premchand/- U T