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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.64343 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-101 Year-2025 Thana- MURLIGANJ District- Madhepura ====================================================== Jagdeo Ram S/o Late Lakhan Ram R/O Ward no. 08, Bhatkhoda Bazar Muraliganj, PS-Muraliganj, Distt-Madhepura, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Jai Narain Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-09-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2) and 96 of the B.N.S..
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that co- accused Kundan Ram, with the help of this petitioner and 4 to 5 unknown persons, kidnapped grand-daughter of informant.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. From bare perusal of the F.I.R. it is
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.64343 of 2025(2) dt.16-09-2025 2/3 apparent that specific accusation of kidnapping is against co- accused Kundan Ram. This petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely because he happens to be father of co-accused Kundan Ram. No specific role has been attributed to this petitioner in the alleged offence and he is in no way involved in kidnapping of the victim. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhepura in connection with Muraliganj P.S. Case No. 101 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of
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shashank/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T