Govind Kumar @ Govinda Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63941 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-453 Year-2023 Thana- MINAPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Govind Kumar @ Govinda Kumar S/O Ram Karan Sahni Resident of VillageDumariya, P.S. Minapur (Panapur O.P.), District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Chandani Kumari W/O Govind Kumar @ Govinda Kumar R/O VillageDumariya, P.S- Minapur, Dist- Muzaffarpur and D/O Manoj Rai, R/O Village- Dumaria, P.S- Minapur, Dist.- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bhavesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Binod Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 19-09-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the victim.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 363, 366(A), 120(B) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner and the victim were in love and they eloped and they have performed their marriage. It is next submitted that the victim has come back and her statement was recorded under section 164 Cr.P.C., wherein she has not supported the case of the prosecution rather stated that she was in love with the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63941 of 2025(2) dt.19-09-2025 2/2 petitioner for the last four years and on attaining the age of majority they performed their marriage though earlier had eloped to Nepal. It is further submitted that both petitioner and the victim are staying together.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the victim does not dispute the said submission of the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner.

5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Minapur P.S. Case No.453/2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) amit/- U T