IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6609 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-374 Year-2025 Thana- RAXAUL District- East Champaran ======================================================

Krish Kumar @ Krish Gupta S/o Dharmendra Prasad R/o Village - Ward No.

13, Raxaul PS and PO - Raxaul, District - East Champaran, Pin - 845305 ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Rudrank Shivam Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Dr. Ajeet Kumar ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH ORAL ORDER

2 17-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of anticipatory bail in connection with Raxaul P. S. Case No. 374 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 87, 351(2), 3(5) of the BNS and section 8 of the POCSO Act.

3. Prosecution case, in brief, is that informant’s minor daughter (victim) had left her house at 8:00 AM on 21.08.2025 for going to her coaching, but she did not return until evening that day. In course of search, informant came to know that petitioner and his associates had kidnapped his daughter.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is quite innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The Petitioner and informant’s daughter were in love with each other for a year and when the informant got knowledge of this fact, he wanted to marry his daughter with another person. Hence, the victim voluntarily left her house and solemnized marriage with the petitioner. It is also stated in para 3 of bail application that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State as well as learned counsel appearing on behalf of informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. The statement of victim has been recorded under Section 180 and 183 of BNSS in which she had stated that she voluntarily left her house and solemnized marriage with the petitioner and started living in a rented house in Patna. She had also stated in her statement that her in-laws family members are innocent and she wants to go to her matrimonial house. 7. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts and considering the clean antecedent of the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 7^th District & Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, POCSO Act, Motihari, East Champran in connection with Raxaul P. S. Case No. 374 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS.

(S. B. Pd. Singh, J)

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