Gaurav Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67373 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-105 Year-2025 Thana- Kurth District- Arwal ====================================================== Gaurav Kumar S/o Rajendra Yadav @ Nagendra Singh R/o VillageShahganj, P.S.- Kurtha, District- Arwal ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Paras Nath For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Parmanand Prasad- A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 13-10-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 318(2), 318(3), 107, 3(5) of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and is aged about 18 years and the informant alleges that he came to know that his daughter aged about 17 years jumped in Punpun river. Accordingly, he went to the place of occurrence and came to know that the victim was admitted at Kurtha PHC, accordingly, he reached the PHC where the victim disclosed that petitioner had called her to a temple for solemnizing marriage, but later refused, as such, she jumped in the river for committing suicide.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67373 of 2025(4) dt.13-10-2025 2/3

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is next submitted that no doubt, petitioner and the victim were on friendly term but there was no promise of marriage. It is also submitted that petitioner is a young boy aged about 18 years and was not in such financial condition to support the victim after performing marriage, but then, victim was pressurizing the petitioner to perform marriage to marry her. It is also submitted that petitioner passed his secondary examination in the Year 2023 and if he is sent to judicial custody in the nature of allegation as alleged, his entire career would get jeopardized and chances are bright that he may come in contact with hardened criminals. It is also submitted that petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove his innocence.

5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the anticipatory bail application.

6. 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, is directed to be released on anticipatory bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67373 of 2025(4) dt.13-10-2025 3/3 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Arwal in connection with Kurtha P. S. Case No.105 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T