Patna High Court
Sachin Kumar @ Sachin ManjhiversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- PURNENDU SINGH
Holding
The court held that the petitioner is entitled to pre‑arrest bail as he has made out a prima facie case for release.
Summary
The petitioner, Sachin Kumar, applied for pre‑arrest bail in a case registered under Sections 137(2) and 87 of the Bihar Negotiable Sale Act (BNSS) alleging kidnapping of the informant’s minor daughter for marriage. The petitioner claimed innocence, stating that the victim’s statement under Section 183 BNSS disclosed a consensual relationship and a solemnised marriage, and that he has a clean antecedent. The informant and the State opposed the bail, arguing the seriousness of the alleged offence. The court, after considering the victim’s statement and the petitioner’s clean record, found a prima facie case for release and directed that bail be granted upon surrender, subject to a bond and sureties and compliance with Section 482(2) BNSS. The District Court was instructed to verify the petitioner’s criminal antecedent, and the bail application was disposed of with the order for pre‑arrest bail.
Issues considered
- Whether pre‑arrest bail should be granted in an alleged kidnapping case under Sections 137(2) and 87 of the BNSS.
- Whether the victim’s statement under Section 183 BNSS, indicating a consensual relationship and marriage, negates the prosecution’s case.
- Whether the conditions prescribed under Section 482(2) BNSS for granting bail are satisfied.
Legislation cited
- Bihar Negotiable Sale Act (BNSS) — s. 137(2), 183, 482(2), 87
Subjects
- pre‑arrest bail
- kidnapping
- marriage
- Section 137
- Section 87
- Section 183
- Section 482
- clean antecedent
- bail bond
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4120 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-312 Year-2025 Thana- NARHATT District- Nawada
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Sachin Kumar @ Sachin Manjhi (M), aged about 24 Years, S/o Babulal
Manjhi, Resident of Village - Pattal Bigha Tola, Barbigha, P.S- Narhat,
District- Nawada
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. Mithu Rajvanshi, S/O- Babulal Manjhi R/v- Pattal Bigha, Tola Barbigha,
P.S.- Narhat, Distt.- Nawada
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raj Kumar, Advocate
For the Informant : Mr. Birendra Kumar, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, A.P.P.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
ORAL ORDER
4 11-05-2026 Heard Mr. Raj Kumar, learned counsel appearing
on behalf of the petitioner; Mr. Birendra Kumar, learned counsel
for the informant and Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, learned APP for
the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection
with Narhat P.S. Case No. 312 of 2025, registered for the
offence punishable under Sections 137(2) and 87 of the BNS.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the petitioner
had allegedly kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant
with an intention to marry her.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and he has falsely
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been implicated in the present case. The victim in her statement
recorded under Section 183 BNSS has not supported the
prosecution story, rather, she has admitted that she was in love
relationship with the petitioner and she had accompanied the
petitioner willingly and they have solemnized marriage with
each other. The petitioner has clean antecedent. On these
grounds, petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.
5. Learned counsel for the informant and learned APP
for the State have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of
pre-arrest bail.
6. Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf
of the parties, as well as, the fact that the victim in her statement
recorded under Section 183 before the learned Magistrate, has
not supported the prosecution story, rather, she has admitted that
she had accompanied the petitioner willingly and they have
solemnized marriage with each other. The petitioner has clean
antecedent. I am of the opinion that petitioner has, prima facie,
made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.
7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be
released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his/her arrest or
surrender before the learned District Court within a period of
four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-
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(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount
each to the satisfaction of the learned District Court where the
case is pending, in connection with Narhat P.S. Case No. 312 of
2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2)
of the BNSS.
8. The learned District Court is directed to verify
the criminal antecedent of the petitioner as stated in
paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is
pending against the petitioner as what has been stated in
paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically.
9. Accordingly, the present application stands disposed
of.
(Purnendu Singh, J)
Niraj/-
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