IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14483 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-356 Year-2025 Thana- MOHANPUR District- Gaya ====================================================== Santosh Kumar S/O Dilchand Manjhi @ Dilchand Bhuiyan R/O Village- Belahi, P.S- Mohanpur, Distt.- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Md. Mustak S/O- Late Md. Nijamuddin ninja, vill- redivar panchayat motihari, ps- mohanpur, dist.- gaya ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sudhir Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Vinod Shanker Modi, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 4 24-06-2026 Heard Mr. Sudhir Kumar Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mohanpur P.S. Case No. 356 of 2025 for the offence under section 96 of the BNS lodged on 16.09.2025 by the informant, Md. Mustaque. 3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that his daughter is traceless and allegation has been made against this petitioner that he took her away. This led to the FIR. 4. As the story unfolds, subsequently, the victim girl was traced out and she made statement under Section 183 of the BNSs alleging that the petitioner forcibly took her away and Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14483 of 2026(4) dt.24-06-2026 2/2 made physical contact at Danapur. Thereafter, she was sent to her home. 5. Though learned counsel for the petitioner tried to impress upon this Court about his innocence, young age as also that he is a student, learned APP submits that when the girl herself has made statement against him, no relief can be extended. 6. This Court has taken note of the fact that the petitioner is a young boy of twenty one years having no criminal antecedent and as submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he is a student. However, considering the allegation that has come against him, the anticipatory bail application stands rejected. 7. If, however, the petitioner surrenders within four weeks, the concerned Court shall take up the matter and dispose it of preferably on the same day. Adnan/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U T