Geeta Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59398 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-409 Year-2025 Thana- MAHUA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Geeta Devi Wife of Suresh Paswan Resident of village - Samaspur, P.S.- Mahua, District - Vaishali.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 61742 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-409 Year-2025 Thana- MAHUA District- Vaishali ====================================================== 1.

Suresh Paswan Son of Late Dashai Paswan Resident of Village- Samaspur, P.S.- Mahua, District- Vaishali 2.

Raushan Kumar son of Suresh paswan Resident of Village- Samaspur, P.S.- Mahua, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

(In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 59398 of 2025) For the Petitioner :

Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 61742 of 2025) For the Petitioners :

Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-01-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. Since both these petitions arise out of the same P.S. case, they are being taken up together and disposed of by this common order.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59398 of 2025(4) dt.08-01-2026 2/3

3. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 61(2), 87, 137(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S..

4. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including these petitioners, kidnapped the minor grand-daughter of informant for unlawful purpose.

5. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. During course of investigation, the victim was recovered and in her statement recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S., she has denied the factum of kidnapping and has categorically stated that she, out of her own sweet will, left her parental house and had already solemnized marriage with co-accused Kaushal Kumar. Petitioners claim clean antecedents.

6. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S. and clean antecedents of the petitioners, the prayer for

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59398 of 2025(4) dt.08-01-2026 3/3 grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is allowed.

8. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-IV, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Mahua P.S. Case No. 409 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T