IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.768 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-215 Year-2025 Thana- RANIGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== Rupesh Yadav @ Bauwa Yadav @ Rupesh Kumar S/O Subhah Yadav @ Subhash Yadav Resident of Village-Radhika Tola, Rahika tola Baluwa Ward- 12 P.S-Sarsi, District-Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar Bihar 2. Chandra Dev Mehta S/O Baleshwar Mehta R/O Kohwara Bishanpur, Ward no-7,Raniganj P.S- Raniganj Arraria, District- Arraria ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Diwakar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Rajendra Prasad Nat For the informant : Mr. Mukesh Kumar Rana ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 5 16-04-2026 Heard the parties. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with SPL Case No. 55 of 2025 arising out of Raniganj P.S. Case No. 215 of 2025 registered for the offence under Section 96, 3(5) of the BNS. 3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is alleged to have kidnapped the victim. 4. The petitioner is in jail since 28.06.2025. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that from the FIR, it is clear that the victim had eloped with the petitioner and materials have also Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.768 of 2026(5) dt.16-04-2026 2/2 come during investigation to show that the petitioner is innocent. He next submits, relying on the medical report of the victim, that the age of the victim has been found to be between 16 to 18 years and the trial is not progressing. 6. Learned counsel for the informant has vehemently opposed the application of the petitioner. 7. Considering the nature of allegation levelled against the petitioner, the materials available on record and the period of custody of the petitioner, this application is allowed. 8. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned Court below in connecttion with Spl. Case No. 55 of 2025 arising out of Raniganj P.S. Case No. 215 of 2025. 9. It is, however, clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the adjudication of the present bail application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at any subsequent stage of the trial and this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. Vikas/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U