Patna High CourtCR. MISC./69925/2025bail granted

Raveendra Kumar @ Raveendra Kumar Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

2025-10-14Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69925 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-81 Year-2025 Thana- JANKINAGAR District- Purnia ====================================================== Raveendra Kumar @ Raveendra Kumar Sharma S/o Mahendra Prasad Sharma R/o Village - Itahari, Sailnath Rupauli, Rupauli Milik, P.S - Janki Nagar, District - Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar 2.

Asha Devi W/o Babajee Shrma R/o Village - Itahari, Ward No.- 16, Post - Janki Nagar, P.S - Janki Nagar, District - Purnea ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bijendra Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rabindra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 14-10-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State, Mr. Rabindra Kumar.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 96 and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that her minor daughter was enticed by the petitioner and was kidnapped for the purposes of marrying on 11.03.2025, further in the occurrence, the petitioner was helped by Mahendra, Narendra, Surendra and Vikash.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69925 of 2025(2) dt.14-10-2025 2/3 petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant, it is next submitted that victim came back and her statement was recorded under Sections 180 and 183 BNSS and the victim has not supported the case of the prosecution. It is also submitted that petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove his innocence.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

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 trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Janki Nagar P.S. Case No. 81 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of BNSS.

7. However, it is made clear that in the event if the Investigating Officer of the case files an application before the learned Trial Court bringing to its notice that petitioner despite giving assurance to this Court is not co-operating in the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69925 of 2025(2) dt.14-10-2025 3/3 investigation, in that event the learned Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

8. Let a copy of this order be sent to the concerned police station through the learned Trial Court.

9. Accordingly, the instant anticipatory bail application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T