Anarul Ansari v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.75236 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-149 Year-2024 Thana- GOPALPUR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Anarul Ansari S/O Sher Mohammad Ansari R/o Vill.- Jhakhra, P.S.- Gopalpur, Dist.- West Champarna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar Patna 2.
Amlawati Devi W/O Kapil Das R/o Vill.- Bada Gopalpur, P.S.- Gopalpur, Dist.- West Champarna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ajeet Kumar Bhardwaj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Yogendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 19-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 137(2), 96, 126(2), 115(2), 352 and 3(5) of B.N.S. and Section 8 of the POCSO Act.
3. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner has kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant for the purpose of marriage.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that from perusal of the impugned order, it will transpire that the victim has not alleged the petitioner in her statements under Section 180 and 183 of BNSS
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75236 of 2025(2) dt.19-11-2025 2/2 rather she has stated that she went to the house of her maternal aunt. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the statement of the victim exonerates the petitioner. It has also been submitted that the occurrence is of 14.10.2024 whereas the FIR has been lodged on 24.10.2024. There is delay of 10 days in lodging the FIR without explaining the same. A statement has been made in para-3 of this petition that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. Moreover, he is languishing in judicial custody since 13.06.2025.
5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 149 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M. 1st Class, Bettiah, West Champaran.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Shubham/- U T