Mukesh Kumar Sah @ Mukesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61226 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-32 Year-2025 Thana- Bhimnagar District- Supaul ====================================================== Mukesh Kumar Sah @ Mukesh Kumar S/O Parsuram Sah @ Parshuram Sah Resident of village - Golchowk, Gupta Gali, Police Station - Birpur, District - Supaul ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Arun, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Md. Ataur Rahman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 10-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bhimnagar P.S. Case No. 32 of 2025 registered for the alleged offences under Sections 140(3), 143, 144, 3(5) of B.N.S., 2023.
3. As per prosecution case, the petitioner and other coaccused Amit Kumar were found involved in human trafficking and were apprehended while they were taking a young girl to Nepal giving her inducement of securing a job for her.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. From the FIR, it is apparent that the petitioner has not committed any offence and has not kidnapped the victim girl.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61226 of 2025(2) dt.10-09-2025 2/3 The petitioner had not been carrying the victim girl with him. The petitioner has no concern with the victim girl and he had been going to Kosi barrage for domestic work and has been arrested in this case merely on suspicion. He further submits tht the victim girl has not levelled any allegation against the petitioner for committing any bad act with her. The petitioner neither put the victim for immoral trafficking nor the victim has levelled any allegation against the petitioner. He further submits that the victim girl was a major aged about 18 years and she herself left the house and went outside with her lover and petitioner was roped in this case merely on the basis of suspicion. Learned counsel further submits that co-accused Amit Kumar has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 27.08.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 57998 of 2025. The petitioner is having clean antecedent and charge sheet has been submitted. The petitioner is in custody since 17.05.2025.
5. Learned APP opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner.
6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the voluntary nature of act of the victim girl and further considering the period of custody of the petitioner, his clean antecedent and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61226 of 2025(2) dt.10-09-2025 3/3 submission of charge sheet, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Birpur, Supaul/concerned Court in connection with Bhimnagar P.S. Case No. 32 of 2025, subject to the conditions mentioned in Section 480(3) of B.N.S.S. and also the following conditions :
(i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.
(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below. (iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned.
(Arun Kumar Jha, J) DKS/- U T