Raju Kumar Ray @ Raju Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.76072 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-509 Year-2018 Thana- CHAPRA MUFFASIL District- Saran ====================================================== Raju Kumar Ray @ Raju Kumar Son of Radheshyam Ray Village -Gang Sargatti Sadhpur,P.S- Garkha, Distt -Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Udai Shankar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Prem Kumar Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-12-2025 Heard Mr. Udai Shankar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Prem Kumar Jha, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Chhapra Mufassil P.S. Case No. 509 of 2018 dated 26.11.2018 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 363 and 366/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The main submissions advanced by the petitioner's counsel are that the petitioner has fair and clean antecedent, the main allegation is against three co-accused persons namely, Sonu Kumar Giri, Md. Junaid Alam and Irfan Alam who tried to kidnap the victim but were apprehended at the spot by the informant and his co-villagers and petitioner's role was not alleged in that main part of the occurrence. It is further

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.76072 of 2025(2) dt.03-12-2025 2/2 submitted that the petitioner has been made accused mainly on account of the disclosure made by the apprehended co-accused persons except this there is nothing against him. It is lastly submitted that the victim girl did not disclose the name of the petitioner in her statement recorded under Section 183 of BNSS.

4. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

5. In the facts and circumstances of this case and considering the above submissions, this Court is of the view that it is a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, let the petitioner named-above, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court concerned in connection with Chhapra Mufassil P.S. Case No. 509 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. (Shailendra Singh, J) maynaz/- U T