IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4233 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-131 Year-2025 Thana- SIKTA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Shaikh Samshul @ Samasul Saikh S/o Late Rashid Shaikh R/o Village- Jhumka, Police station- Sikta, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Brij Kishor Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shahabuddin Azeem @ S. Azeem, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Aditya Nath Jha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 19-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, informant and the State. 2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in Sikta P. S. Case No. 131 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 87, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 3. It is alleged that this petitioner along with other F.I.R. named accused persons kidnapped minor daughter of the informant. Petitioner has got nine criminal antecedents. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. 5. Considering the nature of accusation and criminal antecedents, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused. Navya/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T