Pradeep Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57674 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-195 Year-2025 Thana- BHABHUA District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Pradeep Kumar, S/o Ramesh Ram, R/o Village- Kilani, P.S.- Chand, DistrictKaimur. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Satyapal Ram, S/o Late Shiv Kumar Ram, R/o Village and P.O.- Kilani, P.S.- Chand, District- Kaimur at Bhabua.

... ... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Pawan Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Nand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 10-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Bhabhua P.S. Case No.195 of 2025, dated 19.03.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Section 96 of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. As per allegation, a seventeen year old daughter of the informant had gone to market but she did not come back to her house. It is further stated in the FIR that one co-villager, who is the Petitioner herein, used to extend threat to the Informant that he would kidnap his daughter and marry her. When the informant went to the parents of the main accused,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57674 of 2025(3) dt.10-12-2025 2/3 they abused him.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated on account of avoiding repayment of the loan amount which the father of the Petitioner had given to the father of the alleged victim.

5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.

6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents.

7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail submitting that the alleged victim has been recovered and she has given her statement as recorded under Section 183 B.N.S.S., in which she has supported the prosecution case against the Petitioner stating that he used to do galat vyawahar (misdeed) with her. He also mixed something in the drinking water and he used to extend threat to her that she would have to do what he wanted, otherwise her father would be killed by him. Even one photograph had been taken by the Petitioner with her and he used to blackmail her on account of that photograph.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57674 of 2025(3) dt.10-12-2025 3/3

8. Considering the statement of the alleged victim as recorded under Section 183 B.N.S.S, I am not persuaded to enlarge the Petitioner on anticipatory bail.

9. The present petition stands rejected.

(Jitendra Kumar, J.) Chandan/- U T