Aditya Kumar @ Aditya Pratap Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74207 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-287 Year-2025 Thana- MAIRWAN District- Siwan ====================================================== Aditya Kumar @ Aditya Pratap Singh S/O Deonath Singh @ Deonath Kushwaha R/O Village- Upadhayay Chhapar, P.S- Mairwa, Distt.- Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Arbind Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Rakesh Kumar Mishra, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-01-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 103(1), 238, 61 and 3(5) of the B.N.S..

3. As per prosecution case, on 02.07.2025 at about 9 AM, daughter of informant had gone to school but did not return. Informant suspects that some unknown persons kidnapped her daughter. Later on, dead body of the victim was recovered.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R..

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74207 of 2025(3) dt.15-01-2026 2/3 Name of petitioner transpired in this case during course of investigation, only on the basis of confessional statement of coaccused Akash Kumar, who happens to be step-brother of the victim, wherein he has categorically stated that he, along with other accused persons, committed the offence. Save and except confessional statement, there is no material on record to show the complicity of this petitioner in the alleged offence. As a matter of fact, petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely because he happens to be cousin brother of the victim and elder son of uncle of the deceased, namely Deonath Singh. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74207 of 2025(3) dt.15-01-2026 3/3 each to the satisfaction of learned Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate-V, Siwan in connection with Mairwa P.S. Case No. 287 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T