Chhotu Kumar @ Chotu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72171 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-136 Year-2025 Thana- BARHARA KOTHI District- Purnia ====================================================== Chhotu Kumar @ Chotu Kumar Son of Sarun mandal R/o Sukhsena, Sabhagachi, P.S. - Barhara Kothi, Purnia, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Sachchidanand Mandal S/o Naval Kishore Mandal R/o Sabhagachi, Sukhsena, P.S. - Barhara Kothi, Purnia, Bihar, - 854203. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kumar Prabhakar, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Renuka Ratnakar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Barhara Kothi P.S. Case No. 136 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 351(2), 352 read with Section 3(5) of the B.N.S.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused person are alleged to have kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant on the pretext of marriage.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72171 of 2025(2) dt.10-11-2025 2/3 that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. It has further been submitted that the statement of the victim girl was recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S., wherein she has stated that she was in love with the petitioner and she was not kidnapped rather she went to Delhi with the petitioner out of her own sweet will. It is further submitted that the victim was not forced or seduced to have illicit intercourse with another person. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 30.06.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged 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 learned Court concerned, Purnia, in connection with Barhara Kothi P.S. Case No. 136 of 2025, with a condition/s:- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72171 of 2025(2) dt.10-11-2025 3/3

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Jyoti/- U T