IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8704 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-193 Year-2025 Thana- KHAGARIA District- Khagaria ====================================================== 1. Lalita Devi wife of Bilash mahto and Rambilash Mahto Resident Of Village- Dakshini Bhadas, P.s -Gangaur, Distt. -Khagaria 2. Priti Kumari Daughter of Vilash Mahto Resident Of Village- Dakshini Bhadas, P.s -Gangaur, Distt. -Khagaria 3. Bilash Mahto @ Rambilash Mahto Son of Late Biran Mahto Resident Of Village- Dakshini Bhadas, P.s -Gangaur, Distt. -Khagaria ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Babita Devi, aged about 32 years (female), wife of Muni Sahni, resident of village – Dakshini Bhadas, P.S. - Gangaur, District - Khagaria ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 11-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 87, 137, 126(2), 115(2), 352 and 351(2) of the B.N.S. 3. As per the prosecution case, this petitioners with the help of other co-accused persons kidnapped the minor daughter of the informant and forcibly solemnized marriage with her on the point of threenut and threatened to make her obscene videos viral. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8704 of 2026(2) dt.11-02-2026 2/3 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. Petitioner nos. 1 is mother, petitioner no. 2 is the unmarried sister and petitioner no. 3 is the father of the co- accused person, namely, Sonu Kumar. Specific allegation of kidnapping of minor daughter of the informant is against co- accused, Sonu Kumar. The victim in her statement did not name these petitioners or alleged any wrong act. These petitioners have been made accused merely because they happen to be the family members of the co-accused. Petitioners claim clean antecedent. 5. Learned counsel for the State opposed the bail of the petitioners. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts, clean antecedent of the petitioners and other circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender within eight weeks from today, let the petitioners, as named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st, Khagaria in connection with Khagaria (Gangaur) P.S. Case No. 193 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down under section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8704 of 2026(2) dt.11-02-2026 3/3 Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Jyoti Kumari/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T