Kunal Giri v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89227 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-330 Year-2025 Thana- SANGRAMPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== Kunal Giri S/o Late Krishna Giri Resident of Village - Vrita Mathiya, Bhatwalia, P.S.-Sangrampur, District - East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

X S/o Y R/o Village - Vrita Mathiya, Bhatwalia, P.S - Sangrampur, District - East Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dhurendra Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Brajendra Nath Pandey, APP For the O.P. No. 2 :

Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 19-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the O.P. No. 2 and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Sangrampur P.S. Case No. 330 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 126(2), 115(2), 352, 96 and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Section 8 of the POCSO Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is alleged to have kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant on the pretext of marriage.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89227 of 2025(3) dt.19-03-2026 2/2 this case. It has further been submitted that the statement of the victim girl was recorded under Section 183 of B.N.S.S., wherein she has clearly stated that she was not kidnapped rather she had gone out of her own sweet will with the petitioner to Haridwar. It is also submitted that the petitioner has clean criminal antecedent and is in custody since 06.09.2025.

5. Learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the O.P. No. 2 have vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid submissions of the parties and particularly the Statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S., let the petitioner abovenamed, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, East Champaran, in connection with Sangrampur P.S. Case No. 330 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Praveen Kumar, J) Jyoti/- U T