Sandeep Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63842 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-38 Year-2025 Thana- KOTWA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Sandeep Kumar S/o Nandu Das R/o Village- Bankat Bairiya P.S.-Muffasil, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Pappu Kumar Gupta S/o Late Mahendra Sah R/o Vill- Kotwa, P.S.- Kotwa, Distt- East Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjana Srivastava, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 21-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as informant and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Kotwa P.S. Case No. 38 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 87 and 96 of the BNS.

3. As per the prosecution case, on 23.01.2025, the informant reported that his 13 year old daughter went missing from their home. The informant alleges that the petitioner along with other co-accused persons, conspired to kidnap his minor daughter.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Learned counsel has further submitted that statement of victim has been recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS and in paragraph-5, she stated that the petitioner never came to the room where she has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63842 of 2025(5) dt.21-01-2026 2/2 been captivated. He has also submitted that the petitioner is a person of clean antecedent and is under custody since 26.02.2025.

5. On the other hand, the learned counsel for the informant as well as State, opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the victim is a minor girl aged about 14-15 years.

6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances as well as period of custody, let the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to furnish bail bond and on doing so, the court below shall release the petitioner on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 6th District and Additional Sessions Judgecum-Exclusive Special Judge, POCSO Act, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Kotwa P.S. Case No. 38 of 2025, subject to the following conditions that the petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) priyanka/- U T