Mithilesh Yadav @ Mithilesh Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2120 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-17 Year-2025 Thana- RUDRAPUR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Mithilesh Yadav @ Mithilesh Kumar Yadav S/o Ram Chandra Yadav @ Lattu Yadav R/o Village- Madanpatti, PS- Rudrapur, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

xxxx W/o Late Laxman Yadav R/o vill - Nagar Parisad, P.s.- Jhanjharpur, Distt.- Madhubani ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Gagan Deo Yadav, Adv.

Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anuj Kumar Shrivastava ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 24-04-2026

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

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 96, 3(5) of the BNS, 2023 and Sections 4 and 6 of POCSO Act.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of one case and is a young boy aged about 19 years and is in custody since 29.07.2025 and the informant alleges that her minor daughter was kidnapped by the petitioner and Ramchandra along with 3-4 unknown accused.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2120 of 2026(2) dt.24-04-2026 2/2 informant. It is next submitted that the date of occurrence is 14.11.2024 and the FIR came to be instituted on 18.02.2025 i.e. after a delay of more than 94 days, which casts an aspersion on the case of the prosecution. It is also submitted that the victim has come back and her statement was recorded under Section 180 and 183 BNSS, wherein she has not supported the case of the prosecution rather the statement recorded under Section 183 BNSS, the victim has said that she went to her aunt's village without informing her mother as stands recorded in the order impugned.

5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be released 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 the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Rudrapur P.S. Case No.17 of 2025.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) amit/- U T