Arjun Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72123 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-383 Year-2024 Thana- MOTIHARI MUFASIL District- East Champaran ====================================================== Arjun Kumar S/O Mahendra Prasad R/O Vill.- Pataura, P.s.- Mufassil, Dist.- East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ravi Nandan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Md. Shakir Ahmad, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-10-2025 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 87/ 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 8/12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

3. It is alleged on 9.05.2024 at about 8 PM, daughter of the informant went missing. On search, informant got to know that this petitioner kidnapped his minor daughter for the purpose of marriage.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. As a matter of fact, there was love affair between

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72123 of 2025(2) dt.14-10-2025 2/2 petitioner and daughter of the informant. During investigation, victim was recovered and in her statement, recorded under Section 183 BNSS, she denied the prosecution case and categorically stated that she was in love with this petitioner and they had solemnized marriage. Learned Trial Court assessed age of the victim as 18 years. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Muffasil P. S. Case No. 383 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T