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Patna High Court

Raman Paswan @ Raman KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
BAIL GRANTED

Holding

Regular bail was granted to the petitioner.

Summary

The petitioner, Raman Paswan, was arrested in connection with a case registered under Sections 366(A) and 377(3) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the POCSO Act for alleged kidnapping of a minor. He pleaded innocence, asserting that the victim had left her house voluntarily and that he has a clean antecedent, having been in custody since 21‑12‑2025. The State and the informant opposed his request for regular bail. The court examined the facts, the seriousness of the offences, and the petitioner’s cooperation and clean record. Considering the circumstances, the court allowed the bail application, directing release on a bond of Rs 10,000 with two sureties. The order was pronounced by Justice Sandeep Kumar.

Issues considered

  • Whether regular bail can be granted to an accused of offences under IPC Sections 366(A), 377(3) and POCSO Act Section 4.

Legislation cited

Subjects

  • bail
  • kidnapping
  • IPC
  • POCSO
  • regular bail
  • criminal procedure

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27139 of 2026
                          Arising Out of PS. Case No.-39 Year-2023 Thana- GURUA District- Gaya
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                 Raman Paswan @ Raman Kumar S/o- Amlesh Paswan Resident of Village-
                 Pipraura, PS. Madanpur, District-Aurangabad

                                                                                   ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar
           2.    XX S/o- YY R/v- Tikri Ps- Gurua Dist- Gaya

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr.Sanjay Kumar Sharma, Advocate
                 For the Informant        :        Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Advocate
                 For the State            :        Mr.Jharkhandi Upadhayaya, APP
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   22-04-2026                    Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned

                   counsel for the informant and learned Additional Public

                   Prosecutor for the State.

                                 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Gurua

                   P.S. Case No. 39/2023 registered for the offences punishable

                   under Sections 366(A), 377(3) of the Indian Penal Code and

                   Section 4 of POCSO Act.

                                 3. As per the prosecution case, petitioner is accused of

                   kidnapping the victim.

                                 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

                   petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the

                   present case. It is next submitted that from the statement of the

                   victim girl, it appears that she had left her house on her own and
              Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27139 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026
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                        gone to Surat. Learned counsel further submits that petitioner

                        has clean antecedent and he is in custody since 21.12.2025. The

                        petitioner undertakes to co-operate in the case/ trial.

                                     5. Learned APP for the State as well as learned

                        counsel for the informant have jointly opposed the prayer for

                        regular bail of the petitioner.

                                     6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the

                        case, this application for regular bail is allowed.

                                     7. Accordingly, let the petitioner, above named, be

                        released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten

                        Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the

                        satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge, POCSO

                        -cum- Additional Session Judge-VII, Gayaji /concerned Court

                        below in connection with Gurua P.S. Case No. 39/2023.



                                                   (Sandeep Kumar, J)
tusharika/-

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