Karan Kumar @ Ram Karan Kumar @ Ram Karan @ Karn Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71625 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-233 Year-2025 Thana- RIGA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Karan Kumar @ Ram Karan Kumar @ Ram Karan @ Karn Kumar S/oRatnesh Sahni village- Olipur, P.S. Belsand, Dist. Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Pukar Sah S/o- Late Ramjinis Sah R/v- Pakari @ Pakri Po- Basantpur PsRiga Dist- Sitamarhi ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Santosh Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Matloob Rab, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Riga P.S. Case No. 233 of 2025 dated 19.06.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 96, 137(2) read with Section 3(5) of the B.N.S.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is and the co-accused persons are alleged to have kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant by seducing her on the pretext of marriage. The petitioner threatened the informant on phone that if he would lodge an FIR, he would face dire consequence.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71625 of 2025(2) dt.18-11-2025 2/3 that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The charge-sheet has been submitted against the petitioner. The occurrence took place on 31.05.2025 but the FIR was lodged on 19.06.2025 and there is no explanation for this delay. There was love affair between the petitioner and the victim and she went away with petitioner on her own will. Learned counsel has further submitted that there is nothing on record which shows that the victim was forced/seduced to have illicit relationship with another person. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 14.07.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and submitted that the victim is a minor girl. The victim in her statement recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S. has taken the name 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, Sitamarhi in connection with Riga P.S. Case No. 233 of 2025, with a condition:-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71625 of 2025(2) dt.18-11-2025 3/3 (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 bonds of the petitioner are liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

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