Pramila Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78465 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-368 Year-2025 Thana- LAKHISARAI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== 1.

Pramila Devi Wife of Leela Paswan @ Anil Paswan Resident of Village -Mohammadpur PS- Bakhtiyarpur, Dist- Patna 2.

Leela Paswan @ Anil Paswan son of Late Jaylal Paswan Resident of Village -Mohammadpur PS- Bakhtiyarpur, Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Dr. Indiwar Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-12-2025 Heard Mr. Rajesh Kumar Sinha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Dr. Indiwar Kumari, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Lakhisarai P.S. Case No. 368/2025 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 137(2), 140(3) and 96 of the BNS.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, son of the petitioners have kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant with an intention to marry with her.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that petitioners are innocent and have

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78465 of 2025(2) dt.03-12-2025 2/3 falsely been implicated in the present case, being the parents of the main accused/Sarwan Kumar, who has allegedly taken away the daughter of the informant with an intention to marry with her. He further submitted that petitioners had no idea that their son and the victim were having love affair with each other. He further submitted that daughter of the informant on her own choice has solemnized marriage with son of the petitioners. Petitioners have clean antecedents. On these grounds, petitioners seek to be released on pre-arrest bail.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well, having perused the allegation made in the FIR and also the fact that petitioners are parents of the main accused/Sarwan Kumar and said Sarwan Kumar and daughter of the informant have solemnized marriage on their own, I am of the opinion that petitioners have, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.

7. The petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78465 of 2025(2) dt.03-12-2025 3/3 (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Lakhisarai / Concerned Court in connection with Lakhisarai P.S. Case No. 368/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and if it is found that the petitioners are involved in some other cases, as what has been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.

(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T