Dharo Dharhi @ Dharmendra Kumar @ Dharo @ Dharmendra Dharhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65576 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-3 Year-2025 Thana- JAYRAMPUR District- Sheikhpura ====================================================== Dharo Dharhi @ Dharmendra Kumar @ Dharo @ Dharmendra Dharhi Son of Sunil Dharhi Resident of Village - Teus, Police Station - Jairampur,(Jairampur Mode) District - Sheikhpura, Bihar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Jitendra Tanti Son of Satan Tanti Resident of Village and Post Office - Teus, Police Station - Jairampur, District - Sheikhpura. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bipin Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Suman Kumari Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 12-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 96, 352, 3(5) of the B.N.S.

3. As per the prosecution case, the allegation against the petitioner is that he kidnapped the minor sister of the informant.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present case is arising out of love affair between the petitioner and the victim and the age of the victim is also around 17 years and 7 months, which is almost at the verge of majority. After recovery, the victim was examined under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S. wherein she has given statement that she had gone along with the petitioner on her own volition

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65576 of 2025(6) dt.12-02-2026 2/2 and even get married to him. She has stated that she has been staying along with the petitioner on account of free will and had gone with him to Delhi. Victim has even refused the medical examination. The petitioner is in custody since 18.07.2025 and charge-sheet has been submitted.

5. Learned APP for the State opposed the grant of bail on the basis of allegations made in the First Information Report.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances and considering the fact that the victim herself has admitted that she had gone out of her own free will and has not alleged sexual assault etc., against the petitioner and the charge-sheet having been submitted, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Exclusive Special Judge, (POCSO), Sheikhpura/concerned Court below in connection with Jairampur P.S. Case No. 03 of 2025.

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