Vicky Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67610 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-120 Year-2025 Thana- RAFIGANJ District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Vicky Kumar S/O Sanjay Chaudhary R/O Vill.- Hajipur, P.S.- Rafiganj, Dist.- Aurangabad.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shailesh Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Tarkeshwar Nath Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-12-2025 Heard Mr. Shailesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Tarkeshwar Nath Thakur, learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Rafiganj P.S. Case No. 120 of 2025 dated 16.03.2025 registered for the offence punishable under section 140(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. The main submissions advanced by petitioner's counsel are that the informant's daughter, who is said to be the victim, has recorded her statement before the Judicial Magistrate, in which she accepted her friendship with this petitioner and she did not reveal any kind of persuasion on the part of the petitioner in leaving the custody of her guardian and she voluntarily left her parents' house without any persuasion,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67610 of 2025(3) dt.10-12-2025 2/2 force and threat and the facts revealed by her are completely against the prosecution story mentioned in the FIR. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner is a 24 year old boy, having no criminal antecedent and has been languishing in jail since 17.03.2025 and against him the investigation has been completed.

4. Though learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer of the petitioner but fairly accepts that the victim did not make any allegation against the petitioner in her statement recorded before the Judicial Magistrate.

5. Considering the aforesaid submissions and mainly the petitioner's custody period, his fair and clean antecedent and completion of investigation against him, this Court is inclined to release him on bail. Accordingly, let the petitioner named-above be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with Rafiganj P.S. Case No. 120 of 2025.

(Shailendra Singh, J) annu/- U T