Ramnath MukhiyaversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11515 of 2026
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-309 Year-2025 Thana- MAHISHI District- Saharsa
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                 Ramnath Mukhiya S/o Natoo Mukhiya @ Natu Mukhiya R/o vill -
                 Bhatrandha, P.S.- Ghailore, Distt.- Madhepura, Bihar



                                                                                   ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar
           2.    XXX S/o YYY Na



                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr. Raj Kishor Singh, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   09-04-2026                   Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   APP for the State.

                                2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection

                   with Mahishi P.S. Case No. 309 of 2025 registered for the

                   offence punishable under Section 137(2), 96 of the B.N.S.,

                   2023 and Section 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act.

                                3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the

                   petitioner has abducted daughter-in-law of the informant.

                                4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                   petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has

                   committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this
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          case. He also submits that during the course of investigation,

          the victim has given her statement recorded under Section 183

          of the BNSS, wherein she has stated that she had some quarrel

          with her husband, due to which she went out of the house. In

          this way, she met the petitioner, who told her to drop at her

          maika. As she boarded on bike, he took her to his house and left

          her with his wife. She has further stated that while she was at

          the house of petitioner, he was not there. He further submits that

          the only allegation against the petitioner is that he took the

          victim to his house. No other overt act is alleged against the

          petitioner and the victim is a major. Moreover, a statement has

          been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no

          criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody

          since 19.09.2025.

                       5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP

          for the State.

                       6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and

          considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court

          is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named

          petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail

          bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties

          of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special
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                     Court, POCSO, Saharsa in connection with Mahishi P.S. Case

                     No. 309 of 2025.


                                                    (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)
Sudhanshu/-

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