Etwari Kewat @ Etwri Kewat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70804 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-267 Year-2025 Thana- GRIYAK District- Nalanda ====================================================== Etwari Kewat @ Etwri Kewat Son of Girani Kewat @ Girani Kevat Resident of village-Doctor English PS -Giriyak Dist- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Basanti Devi W/O-Shankar Kewat, Vill-Doctor English, P.S.-Giriyak, DistNalanda ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Satya Prakash, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umanath Mishra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 12-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. Despite issuance of notice and valid service thereof, none appears on behalf of the opposite party no.2.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 96 of the B.N.S.

3. As per the prosecution case, allegation against the petitioner is that he kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant by enticing to marry her.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present case arises out of love relationship between the petitioner and the victim. The victim, after her recovery, has been examined both under Sections 180 and 183 of the B.N.S.S. and upon reading of the same it would transpire that it is she who had called the petitioner and had gone along with him to various places and also got married to him in a temple.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70804 of 2025(5) dt.12-02-2026 2/2 In her statement under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S., she has specifically stated that no untoward incident has been committed with her and she had gone with the petitioner on her own will and that she had come to give her statement along with her mother but she wants to go to her in-laws as they had accepted her. The petitioner is in custody since 30.06.2024 and charge-sheet has been submitted.

5. Learned APP for the State opposed the grant of bail on the basis of allegations made in the First Information Report.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances and also considering that the present case arises out of love relationship between the petitioner and the victim and there is specific statement of no untoward incident having happened with the victim, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Nalanda at Biharsharif/concerned Court below in connection with Giriyak P.S. Case No. 267 of 2025.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) anand/- U T