IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71036 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-181 Year-2022 Thana- MOTIHARI MUFASIL District- East Champaran ====================================================== Dharmendra Sah @ Dharmendra Kumar S/o Narad Sah Resident of Village - Pataura Lala Tola, P.S - Muffasil, District - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Sharda Devi W/o Jai Narayan Mahto R/o Village -Basmanpura Chhatawan Tola, P.S - Mufasil, District - East Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Madhurendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs. Nirmala Kumari, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 19-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in registered for the offences punishable under Sections 363, 365, 366(A)/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. 3. It is alleged that this petitioner along with other F.I.R. named accused persons kidnapped minor daughter of the informant for the purpose of marriage. Victim in her statement, recorded under section 164 Cr.P.C., has supported the aforesaid fact. 4. In view of the statement of the victim recorded under section 164 Cr.P.C. to the effect that this petitioner was Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71036 of 2025(2) dt.19-12-2025 2/2 one of the kidnappers, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected. Navya/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T