IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32343 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-100 Year-2026 Thana- CHAPRA MUFFASIL District- Saran ====================================================== Azam Shah @ Alam Shah @ Shah Azam Saeed Shah S/o Saeed Shah @ Sah Saeed Salim Sah R/o Village - Rafique Colony, PS - Bhakardan, District - Jalna, State - Maharastra ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Manoj kumar singh, S/O - awadesh Singh R/o- Harpur (pakritala) P.S.- Ekma, Dist- saran, At Present- Budhai Mai Mandir (Bigtolia Road) Chapra P.S.- Muffashil,Dist-Saran , BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Harsh Anuj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, A.P.P ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR ORAL ORDER 4 23-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Chapra Muffasil P.S. Case No. 100 of 2026 lodged on 09.02.2026, for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2) and 96 of B.N.S, 2023. 3. Prosecution case, in brief, is that the daughter of the informant, aged about 14 years, had gone to meet her friend on 08.02.2026, but till now she had not returned. After unsuccessful search by the informant and his family members, informant lodged a written complaint. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32343 of 2026(4) dt.23-07-2026 2/2 petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel further submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent. Counsel also submits that the petitioner and the victim girl became friend on social media platform. Counsel lastly submits that the petitioner is in custody since 19.02.2026. 5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 6. Perused the record, case diary and statement of victim girl U/s 183 of BNSS. After perusal and taking into account the age and recovery of the victim from the house of the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. Bipin/- (Alok Kumar, J) U T