Keshav Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85446 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-217 Year-2025 Thana- NOORSARAI District- Nalanda ====================================================== Keshav Kumar Singh Son of Vrijkishor singh Village- Baghar PS- Noorsarai District -Nalanda (Biharsharif) ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Radhe Paswan son of Late Badri Paswan Resident Of Village- Belsar, PsNoorsarai, Dist- Nalanda ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, Advocate Mr. Praveen Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Ms. Shaheen Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 15-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Noorsarai P.S. Case No. 217 of 2025 registered for the offences under Sections 137(2) and 140(3) of B.N.S.

3. As per the FIR, the minor daughter of the informant was found to be missing and despite a hectic search, she could not be traced. The informant received certain information that one of her friends had disclosed that one Akash Kumar was very close to the daughter of the informant and that they used to talk to each other over mobile phone.

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4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and that only after the victim girl was recovered she has taken the name of the petitioner. It has further been submitted that the petitioner has no concern whatsoever with the family of the said Akash Kumar. It has further been submitted that even during the course of investigation, it has transpired that the daughter of the informant and the FIR named Akash Kumar were in love with each other and they had fled together. It has next been submitted that the petitioner has been implicated due to village politics and that he carries clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid submission, facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner above named be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Noorsarai P.S. Case No. 217 of 2025 subject to the conditions

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(ii) The petitioner shall remain physically present in Court on each date of the trial.

(iii) In case of absence on two consecutive dates, or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the Court concerned.

(iv) If the petitioner is found involved in similar nature of offence in future, the prosecution shall be at liberty to move for cancellation of his bail bond.

(v) The learned Court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order

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7. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail is allowed.

(Sourendra Pandey, J) aditya/- U