Nikky Manjhi @ Nikky Kumar @ Nikki Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89211 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-136 Year-2025 Thana- LAKHISARAI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Nikky Manjhi @ Nikky Kumar @ Nikki Kumar S/o Late Krishna Manjhi Resident of village - Koriya, Post - Rehua, P.S.- Lakhisarai, Distt.- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
XYZ W/o Y R/o vill - Salonachak, ward no. 5, P.S.- Lakhisarai, Distt.- Lakhisarai ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Hemant Ray, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Tarun Prasad Mandal, APP For the Informant :
Mr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 19-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Lakhisarai P.S. Case no. 136 of 2025 registered under sections 96 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that his 15 year old minor daughter was kidnapped by the petitioner along with the other accused persons for the purpose of marriage.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89211 of 2025(3) dt.19-03-2026 2/3
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. The daughter of the informant returned and her statement was recorded under section 183 B.N.S.S. wherein her age has been assessed to be 16 years and she has not supported the prosecution case. She denied to undergo medical examination. The petitioner is in custody since 12.4.2025 and has no criminal antecedent. Chargesheet has been submitted in the case.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant. Learned counsel for the informant submits that from the material on record, it is not in dispute that the victim is a minor and the petitioner married a minor.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations in the FIR, the material that has transpired in course of investigation, specially the contents of the statement of the victim recorded under section 183 B.N.S.S. together with the petitioner having remained in custody for 11 months since 12.4.2025, not having any criminal antecedent and chargesheet having been submitted in the case, the Court directs the petitioner to be enlarged on bail in connection with Lakhisarai P.S. Case no. 136 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89211 of 2025(3) dt.19-03-2026 3/3 Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District Judge-VI, Lakhisarai.
(Partha Sarthy, J) sauravkrsinha/- U T