Patna High Court
Laddu Kumar @ Laddu RamversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
Anticipatory bail is granted to the petitioner subject to the conditions imposed under Section 482(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Summary
Laddu Kumar applied for anticipatory bail after being implicated in a case alleging kidnapping, rape, and related offences under Sections 366, 376, 506 and 34 of the IPC and Section 67 of the IT Act. The petitioner asserted that he has a clean record, that the allegations are false, and that he and the alleged victim were in a consensual relationship that resulted in marriage and a child. The informant, who lodged the complaint, did not oppose the bail application. The court considered the petitioner's claim of false implication, his willingness to furnish bail bonds and sureties, and the statutory power under Section 482(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The court held that anticipatory bail should be granted subject to the stipulated conditions. Consequently, the anticipatory bail application was allowed.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail can be granted to the petitioner in view of the pending charges under the IPC and IT Act
- Whether the petitioner’s claim of false implication and clean antecedent justify the grant of bail
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure — s. 482(2)
- Indian Penal Code — s. 34, 366, 376, 506
- Information Technology Act — s. 67
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- kidnapping
- rape
- false case
- IPC
- IT Act
- Section 482
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17353 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1086 Year-2023 Thana- MAJHAULIA District- West
Champaran
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Laddu Kumar @ Laddu Ram S/O Jhagru Ram R/O Village-Sariya Kachhari
Tola, PS- Pahadpur, Distt-East Champaran
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. X W/O Y R/O Village- Ahawar Shekh Sukhalahipur, Ward no.06, PS-
Majhauliya, Distt-West Champaran
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sarvesh Kashyap, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Mritunjay Kumar Nirala, APP
For the O.P. No. 2 : Mr. Anant Kumar Mishra, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 18-04-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned
A.P.P. for the State and the learned counsel appearing on behalf
of the informant.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case
registered for the offences punishable under Sections 366, 376,
506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 67 of the
Information and Technology Act.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant
alleges that petitioner along with Shyam kidnapped her daughter
on 16.08.2023 and took her to his house and raped her for four
days on false promise of marriage, further on 20.08.2023, the
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petitioner refused to marry the victim and brought her at
Jagdishpur crossing and snatched her mobile and from the
mobile of the victim called the informant and informed her that
her daughter is at Jagdishpur, accordingly, the informant went to
the place of occurrence and brought her back, further the
marriage of his daughter was fixed, but petitioner started
sending obscene messages and videos to people of the village,
as such, her daughter’s marriage was called off and petitioner
also threatened.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the
informant, it is next submitted that petitioner and the victim
were in love and they intended to get married, but then the
relationship was being objected by the informant. It is further
submitted that victim eloped with the petitioner and they
performed their marriage, but then since informant was
objecting the relationship, as such, the instant false case came to
be instituted. It is also submitted that petitioner and the victim
are leading a peaceful conjugal life and out of the wedlock, a
child was born. It is also submitted that victim is a major and the
relationship in between the petitioner and the informant has also
normalized after birth of the child.
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5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
informant submits that he has instructions not to oppose the
anticipatory bail application of the petitioner.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned
counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the
event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks
from today, be released on anticipatory 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 Majhauliya P.S. Case No. 1086 of 2023 subject to the
conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of BNSS.
7. Accordingly, the instant anticipatory bail
application stands allowed.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
Rishabh/-
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