Rohit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72932 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-41 Year-2025 Thana- SAHIYARA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Rohit Kumar son of Jai Kishore Paswan Resident Of Village - Sahiyara, PsSahiyara, Dist- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar bihar 2.
Geeta Devi Wife of Shivchandra Paswan Resident Of Village - Sahiyara, PsSahiyara, Dist- Sitamarhi ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Pushpendra Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Lalan Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 21-01-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Sahiyara P.S. Case No. 41 of 2025 registered for offences under Sections 137(2), 140(3), 96 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 8 of the POCSO Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is accused of kidnapping the victim girl.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is quite innocent and has not committed any offence. He further submits that the victim in her statement recorded under Section 183 BNSS has stated that she had eloped with the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72932 of 2025(3) dt.21-01-2026 2/2 petitioner on her own and performed marriage with the petitioner.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this application for anticipatory bail stands allowed.
7. Accordingly, let the petitioner, above-named, in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks from today in the Court below, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court below, Sitamarhi in connection with Sahiyara P.S. Case No. 41 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
(Sandeep Kumar, J) Shishir/- U T