Anugrag Kumar @ Anurag Basu @ Anurag Bashu v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.64915 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-86 Year-2025 Thana- SANGRAMPUR District- Munger ====================================================== Anugrag Kumar @ Anurag Basu @ Anurag Bashu S/o Chandrashekhar Singh R/o Village - Paukuri, P.S - Shambhuganj, District - Banka. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar 2.
Narendra Kumar Jha S/o Ravindra Jha R/o Village - Sanhauli, P.S - Sangrampur, District - Munger ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Sunil Kumar Pathak, Advocate Mr. Surya Narayan Sah, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Rajendra Prasad Nat, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 11-02-2026 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 Section 137(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. It appears from the office notes that neither the service report nor the acknowledgment has been received, despite the fact that fresh notices were issued to opposite party no.2.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present case may be heard on merits as the trial has begun
2/4 and the informant has appeared in the trial and has not completely supported the case of the prosecution as against the petitioner, who is 19 years old boy and is lying in custody since 28.05.2025, without being named in the F.I.R.
5. The case relates to kidnapping of the daughter of the informant by the unknown persons.
6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as would be evident from the F.I.R. that the petitioner is not named but, subsequently, his name transpired in this case after recovery of the victim girl whose statement was recorded under Section 183 BNSS, which also indicates that the victim had left her house on account of the fact that she was being tortured by her father and others and was even assaulted. On account of such fact, she had left with the petitioner to Bhagalpur, however she has not alleged any sexual assault etc. against the petitioner. He further submits that during the course of trial both the informant and the victim have been examined as witnesses and the deposition of the informant has been brought on record by way of supplementary affidavit and a certified copy of the deposition of the victim herself has been supplied. Upon perusal of the statements of these witnesses, it would be evident that the informant has clearly stated that he has no grievance against the
3/4 present petitioner and he never saw him taking his daughter away and the victim is now under his protection and guidance. The victim herself also reiterated the fact earlier stated in the statement recorded under Section 183 BNSS that she had left the house in a fit of anger as she was scolded by her father and has not stated that she was forcefully taken away by the petitioner and had negated the fact regarding any untoward act done by the petitioner.
7. Learned APP for the State opposed the bail petition.
8. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that the present case seems to have arisen out of a friendly love affair/relationship between the petitioner and the victim and the petitioner, who is himself a young boy of 19 years of age, languishing in custody since 28.05.2025 and the statements of the victim and the informant recorded during the trial also do not make any allegations against him, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged 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 Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Sangrampur P.S. Case No.86 of 2025, subject to the condition that the
4/4 petitioner shall remain physically present in court on each and every date during trial and in the event of failure on two consecutive dates without sufficient reasons, his bail bonds shall be liable to be cancelled by the learned court concerned. (Soni Shrivastava, J) Trivedi/- U T