Dayanand Singh @ Gayanand Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79556 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-489 Year-2024 Thana- NARPATGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== 1.
Dayanand Singh @ Gayanand Singh son of Khushilal Singh Resident of village- Ramghhat Koskapur Ward No 6 PS- Narpatganj Dist -Araria 2.
Vidyanand Singh Son of Khushilal singh Resident of village- Ramghhat Koskapur Ward No 6 PS- Narpatganj Dist -Araria 3.
Amar Jivan Singh son of Khushilal Singh Resident of village- Ramghhat Koskapur Ward No 6 PS- Narpatganj Dist -Araria ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioners :
Mr. Anish Kumar, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Ram Sumiran Rai, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-04-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 140(1) and 3(5) of the B.N.S..
3. As per prosecution case, on 12.09.2024, daughter of informant went out of her matrimonial house but did not return. Informant believes that all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including these petitioners, have kidnapped her daughter.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79556 of 2025(5) dt.21-04-2026 2/2 have committed no offence. Petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case merely on suspicion. There is no material on record to show the complicity of these petitioners in the alleged occurrence. Petitioners claim clean antecedents.
5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners and submitted that petitioners are named in the F.I.R. and there is specific accusation that they, along with other accused persons, kidnapped the daughter of informant and the victim is still traceless.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, gravity of offence and fact that the victim is still traceless, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is rejected.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T