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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./61829/2025bail granted

Manoj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-09-18Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61829 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-294 Year-2024 Thana- WARISNAGAR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Manoj Kumar Son of Haricharan Ray @ Haricharan Rai R/o Village - Kusaiya , P.S. - Warisnagar, District - Samastipur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mahendra Pratap, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Arun Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-09-2025 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 the offence under Sections 137(2), 96 and 3(5) of B.N.S., 2023.

3. As per F.I.R., this petitioner along with co-accused Sanjay Sah kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant for the purpose of marriage.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner and victim are from the same village and they have been in love affair. During investigation, the victim was recovered and her statement under Section-183 of B.N.S.S. was recorded in which she categorically stated that she had gone to Punjab with the petitioner and solemnized marriage. Petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61829 of 2025(3) dt.18-09-2025 2/2 claims clean antecedent.

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

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and statement of the victim recorded under Section-183 of B.N.S.S., 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, Samastipur, in connection with Warisnagar P.S. Case No. 294 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) K.C.Jha/- U T