Manjay Thakur @ Manjay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77371 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-173 Year-2025 Thana- GHANSHYAMPUR District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Manjay Thakur @ Manjay Kumar S/o Babu Saheb Thakur R/o Village - Deorh, Ward No. 3, Ghoghardiha, P.S - Ghoghardiha, District - Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Kedar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 11-02-2026
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Ghanshyampur P.S. Case no. 173 of 2025 registered under sections 96 and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023.
3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that his minor daughter was kidnapped by the petitioner with ill intentions.
4 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the daughter of the informant returned and her statement was recorded under section 164 Cr.P.C. She has not supported the prosecution case as stated in the FIR. The petitioner is in custody since 20.5.2025. As such it is submitted that the petitioner be enlarged on bail.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77371 of 2025(4) dt.11-02-2026 2/2
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and learned a counsel for the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that the trial has proceeded and the four non-official witnesses have been examined in course of trial.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations in the FIR, the age of the victim being 14 years and the trial having proceeded in the learned trial Court with four witnesses having been examined, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and the application is rejected.
7. Learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. (Partha Sarthy, J) Bibhash U