Sri Ram Bhagat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79958 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-380 Year-2025 Thana- SAHARSA SADAR District- Saharsa ====================================================== Sri Ram Bhagat Son of Late Satya Narayan Bhagat Resident of Village - Sitanabad South, Ward No. 10, P.S. - Bakhtiyarpur, District - Saharsa. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

X Daughter of Y Resident of Village - New Colony Saharsa, Ward No. - 8/39, P.O. - Saharsa, P.S. - Saharsa, District - Saharsa ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nafisu Zzoha For the State :

Mr. Prem Kumar Jha For the O.P. No.2 :

Mr. Mahtab Ali Alam ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 20-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the O.P. No.2.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections137(2), 140(3) of the B.N.S. and Section 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act.

3. Petitioner is said to have abducted the daughter of the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the present case arises out of love relationship between the petitioner and the victim. The age of the daughter of the informant even according to the First Information Report was 17 years as such, she was almost on the verge of majority and the statement of the victim recorded Section 183 of the B.N.S.S. has been enumerated in the bail rejection order according to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79958 of 2025(4) dt.20-02-2026 2/2 which she has accepted that she had left the house on her own will and even got married to the petitioner and had became pregnant. Further, the petitioner is in custody since 27.07.2025 with no criminal antecedent and charge-sheet has already been submitted.

5. Learned counsel for the informant has instructions that the matter has now been amicably resolved between the parties and the informant does not want to pursue the matter as such, he does not have any objection if the bail is granted to the petitioner.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances and also considering the 183 B.N.S.S. statement of the victim coupled with the fact that the parties have amicably resolved their dispute, let the above named petitioner, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees 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 Saharsa Sadar P.S. Case No. 380 of 2025.

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