Patna High Court
Rajan Sah @ Ranjan SahuversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
Holding
Anticipatory bail was granted to the petitioner subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
Summary
Petitioner Rajan Sah sought anticipatory bail in a case registered under Sections 137, 96 and 3(5) of the B.N.S., alleging that he had kidnapped the minor granddaughter of an informant on 23.05.2025. The victim later gave a statement under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S., denying any kidnapping and stating that she was in love with the petitioner and had voluntarily married him, with the trial court having assessed her age as 18 years. The petitioner asserted his innocence and clean antecedents, while the State opposed the bail. The court, considering the victim’s statement and the petitioner’s clean record, allowed the anticipatory bail with a bail bond of Rs.10,000 and two sureties, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. The order permits bail if the petitioner is arrested or surrenders within eight weeks.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner in view of the victim’s statement under Section 183 and the petitioner’s clean antecedents.
Legislation cited
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- kidnapping
- victim statement
- clean antecedents
- Section 183
- Section 482
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1539 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-147 Year-2025 Thana- KUSHESHWARASTHAN District-
Darbhanga
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Rajan Sah @ Ranjan Sahu Son of Bhageshwar Sahu Village- Ithar, P.S.-
Kusheshwar ASthan, District- Darbhanga
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner : Mr. Prabhat Kumar Singh, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
3 06-04-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case
registered for the offence punishable under Sections 137, 96 and
3(5) of the B.N.S..
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that on
23.05.2025, this petitioner, with the help of other F.I.R. named
accused persons, kidnapped minor granddaughter of informant.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on
behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has
committed no offence. Allegations levelled against this
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petitioner are false and concocted. During investigation, the
victim returned and in her statement recorded under Section 183
of the B.N.S.S., she denied the factum of kidnapping and has
categorically stated that she was in love with this petitioner for
the last three years and out of her own sweet will, had gone with
this petitioner and both of them had solemnized marriage. The
learned trial court has assessed the age of victim as 18 years.
Petitioner claims clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently
opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the
petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the
case, statement of the victim recorded under Sections 183 of the
B.N.S.S. and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for
grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within
a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named
petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.
10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount
each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Biraul, Darbhanga
in connection with Kusheshwar Asthan P.S. Case No. 147 of
2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of
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the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
shashank/-
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