Patna High CourtCR. MISC./71691/2025bail rejected

Anshul Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-01-28Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71691 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-98 Year-2025 Thana- BEGUSARAI MUFFASIL DistrictBegusarai ====================================================== Anshul Kumar S/o Lalan Tanti Resident of Village - Tulsipur, Ward No.17, P.S - Muffasil, District - Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rahul Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Aditya Narayan Singh.1, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 28-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 98 of 2025, instituted for the offences under Sections 137(2), 140(3) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. Prosecution case, in short, is that daughter of the informant has been kidnapped by co-accused persons, including the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case only on suspicion. He further submits that petitioner is in custody since 19.06.2025 and has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71691 of 2025(4) dt.28-01-2026 2/2 opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. He further submitted that the petitioner took the victim, daughter of the informant, to Dehradun and established sexual relationship with her. The victim, in her statement recorded under Section 183 of BNSS, has supported the case of the prosecution.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, nature and gravity of offence as also the statement of victim recorded under Section 183 of BNSS, 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.

8. Learned Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial.

9. However, liberty is granted to the petitioner to renew the prayer for grant of bail before the Trial Court if the trial is not concluded within a period of five months from today. If any such application is filed before the learned court below, the court concerned shall consider the same on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) manish/- U T