Aasik Raza v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80951 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-54 Year-2025 Thana- BELA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Aasik Raza Son of Masle Alam Resident of Village - Sirsiya Bazar, P.S. - Bela, District - Sitamarhi.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Shatrughan Mahto Son of Ramchandra Mahto Resident of Village - Sarsiya Bazar, P.S. - Bela, District - Sitamarhi.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raja Ram Rai, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Suman Kumari Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 12-03-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 140(3) and 3(5) of the BNS as well as Section 8 of the POCSO Act.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that on 17.03.2025, his minor daughter went to the market to purchase articles, but did not return, accordingly, a search was made when it transpired that the victim was kidnapped by Navin, petitioner and Sakir and when informant went to the house of Manoj, father of Navin, Manoj misbehaved with him.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80951 of 2025(4) dt.12-03-2026 2/2 petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is further submitted that the victim and Navin were in love and they eloped. It is next submitted that the victim has come back and her statement was recorded under Section 183 BNSS wherein she was not supported the case of the prosecution nor has named the petitioner.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner but then fairly submits after perusing the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS that the victim has not named the petitioner.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, let the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending/Successor Court in connection with Bela P.S. Case No. 54 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the B.N.S.S. (Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T