Ramesh Sahni v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67708 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-127 Year-2023 Thana- NAANPUR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Ramesh Sahni S/O Late Vilas Sahni @ Late Ram Vilas Sahni R/O Village -Raipur, P.S.-Nanpur, Dist. -Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar 2.
Ram Sajjan Sahni S/O Late Saryug Sahni R/O Village- Mohani, P.SNanpur, Distt.- Sitamarhi. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Santosh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Anil Kumar Singh No.1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 04-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. Report dated 03.02.2026, through letter No. 65 was placed across the board by learned A.P.P. for the State, which was taken on the record.
3. The accused-petitioner, not named in the F.I.R., is apprehending his arrest in connection with Nanpur P.S. Case No. 127 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 363, 366A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 8 of the POCSO Act.
4. As per FIR, minor daughter of the informant aged
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67708 of 2024(5) dt.04-02-2026 2/3 about 14 years was kidnapped by the petitioner alongwith 13 unknown co-accused persons for purpose of illicit intercourse/marriage with another person.
5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that during course of investigation, statement of victim was recorded on 24.12.2024, where she categorically stated that she solemnized marriage with the petitioner out of her own sweet-will. It is pointed out that nothing incriminating stated against this petitioner through aforesaid statement of victim. Petitioner claimed clean antecedent.
6. Learned A.P.P. for the State while opposing the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner could not disputed the aforesaid submission as advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner.
7. In view of the aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of the fact as nothing incriminating stated against the petitioner by the victim while recording her statement under section 164 Cr.P.C., accordingly, above-named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67708 of 2024(5) dt.04-02-2026 3/3 of four weeks from this order, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing of bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-VI-cumSpecial Judge (POCSO Act), Sitamarhi/concerned court in connection with Nanpur P.S. Case No. 127 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C/Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (in short "B.N.S.S.").
8. Presence of Superintendent of Police, Sitamarhi and Investigating Officer of this case stand dispensed with. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Rajeev/- U T