Pramod Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82175 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-116 Year-2025 Thana- SUPAUL District- Supaul ====================================================== Pramod Paswan, Son of Late Natay Paswan, Resident of Village- Jhakharahi, Ward No. 06, Bairo, P.S.- Supaul, District- Supaul, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Sajan Thakur @ Sajan Kumar Thakur, Son of Late Shivnandan Thakur, Resident of Village- Navtol Ward No. 03, Bairo, P.S.- Supaul, DistrictSupaul, Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Satyendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 09-12-2025 Heard Mr. Kuldeep Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Satyendra Prasad, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Supaul P.S. Case No. 116 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2) and 96 of the B.N.S.

3. The case of the prosecution is that the son of the petitioner has kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. The only allegation against the petitioner is that when the informant came to complain, he did not disclose anything and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82175 of 2025(2) dt.09-12-2025 2/2 has assured him that daughter of the informant will come back but she has not come back. It has also been submitted that the victim has not been recovered as yet. It has also been submitted the main thrust of allegation is against Manan Kumar, the son of the petitioner. The name of this petitioner has surfaced in the second part of the F.I.R. wherein only allegation is that he did not help in recovering the minor daughter of the informant. He is having no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 09.05.2025.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Supaul in connection with Supaul P.S. Case No. 116 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T