IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 31022 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-135 Year-2024 Thana- BALTHAR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Ajit Kumar S/O Birendra Mahato R/O Awsanpur, P.s.- Balthar, Dist.- West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. XXX S/O Gudar Patel Imaginary Name of Informant/ Father of the Victim. R/O Awsanpur, P.s.- Balthar, Dist.- West Champaran. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Bimlesh Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Vinod Shanker Modi ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 15-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Balthar P.S. Case No. 135 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 140(3), 96, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to which later on Section 64 of the BNS was added and Sections 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is said to have eloped with the minor daughter of the informant with an intention to marry her. 4. From the statement of the victim girl, it appears that she had left her home on her own. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 31022 of 2025(2) dt.15-05-2025 2/2 5. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, 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 District and Additional Sessions Judge 7th cum Special Judge, POCSO, Bettiah, West Champaran/concerned Court in connection with Balthar P.S. Case No. 135 of 2024. P. Kumar (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T