Ramuday Kumar @ Chiku v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3173 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-425 Year-2024 Thana- PARSABAZAR District- Patna ====================================================== Ramuday Kumar @ Chiku S/O Raju Prasad @ Raju Yadav R/O VillageNasriganj, Biscuit Factor More, Danapur, Khagaul, P.S.- Danapur, DistrictPatna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Raj Krishna Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mrs. Renu Kumari, APP For the Victim :
Mr. Nikesh Kumar, Advocate Mr. Akshansh Shankar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 20-06-2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the victim.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Parsa Bazar P.S. Case no.425 of 2024 registered under sections 140(1), 140(3) and 61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023.
3. As per the prosecution case, friend of the informant Awadhesh Prasad was kidnapped from a plot by the four unknown accused persons including the petitioner herein and he was taken away in a car.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the F.I.R was registered against unknown. The name of the petitioner has transpired during course of investigation in the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3173 of 2025(5) dt.20-06-2025 2/3 confessional statement of co-accused, namely Hira Prasad and Niraj made before police who were allegedly the drivers of coaccused Sanjay Kumar Yadav who happens to be friend of this petitioner. He further submits that the victim was recovered within two hours of the occurrence and subsequently his statement was recorded under Section 180 and Section 183 of the B.N.S.S. wherein he stated that he was taken by the four accused persons including the petitioner herein to Bigrahapuram Development Office, Soranpur, who assaulted him. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that co-accused Sanjay Kumar Yadav @ Sanjay Yadav as also Saroj Kumar have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide orders dated 21.04.2025 and 22.04.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 78837 of 2024 and Cr. Misc. No. 86008 of 2024 and the case of this petitioner stands on a much better footing. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and undertakes to cooperate in the case/trial.
5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the victim who submits that the petitioner is one of the persons who were involved in the kidnapping of the victim.
6. Taking into consideration the fact that the victim was recovered in two hours and with regard to the allegation of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3173 of 2025(5) dt.20-06-2025 3/3 assault by four accused persons, there is no injury report available on record and also considering the fact that the name of the petitioner has transpired in the confessional statement of accused made before police which has no evidentiary value, it is directed that the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Parsa Bazar P.S. Case no.425 of 2024 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 Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Patna, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S, 2023. (Soni Shrivastava, J) Harsh/- U T