Nandkishore v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69040 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-187 Year-2025 Thana- PIPRAKOTHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Nandkishore Son of Balchand @ Bhal Chand Resident of Village- Bhusawar, Ps- Bhusavar, Dist- Bharatpur (Rajsthan) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vishal Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Raj Ballabh Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 25-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. Perused the case diary.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Piprakothi P.S. Case No. 187 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 87, 143, 98, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 5/6 of the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act.

3. Prosecution case, in short, is that the accused persons allegedly trafficked the informant's wife by taking her to Rajasthan on the pretext of providing a job, sold her for 1,50,000/- and later demanded the same amount from the ₹ informant for her return.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69040 of 2025(3) dt.25-11-2025 2/2 present case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that general and omnibus allegation has been made against the petitioner. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 17.06.2025 and has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. Learned APP further submitted that victim in her statement recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS has corroborated the contents of the FIR, and therefore, the petitioner does not deserve to be released on bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also there being ample material against the petitioner in statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS to show his involvement in the alleged offences, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner is, hereby, rejected.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T