Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84317 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-565 Year-2024 Thana- BARH District- Patna ====================================================== Sonu Kumar S/o- Late Umesh Paswan Village- Kajmunichak, ward no. 21, P.S.- Barh, Dist-Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Satyendra Narayan Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 25-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. Perused the case diary.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Barh P.S. Case No. 565 of 2024 instituted for the offence under Sections 137(2), 96, 336(3) & 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3.

Prosecution case in short is that informant alleged that petitioner abducted her 15-year-old daughter, by using a falsified Aadhaar card to alter her age and marry her. 4.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84317 of 2024(3) dt.25-02-2025 2/3 that the petitioner is in custody since 08-08-2024. Petitioner bears one criminal antecedent/s, as per disclosure made in paragraph No. 3 of the bail application.

5.

It has been further submitted by the petitioner's counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. There is delay of two days in lodging of the FIR. Learned counsel submits that there is contradiction in the statements of the victim recorded under Sections 180 & 183 of the BNSS, 2023. Learned counsel next submits that even there is nothing found in the medical examination. There is no ingredient of Section 96 of the BNS, 2023. Charge sheet has been submitted in this case.

6.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. Other witnesses have supported the prosecution case. 7.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody of the petitioner and charge sheet being submitted, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

8.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84317 of 2024(3) dt.25-02-2025 3/3 below/concerned Court in connection with Barh P.S. Case No. 565 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T