IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79507 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-242 Year-2025 Thana- JOKIHAT District- Araria ====================================================== Pradeep Kumar Yadav S/O Nandlal Yadav @ Nandu Lal Yadav Resident of Village- Nengsia, Ward No. 10, P.S- Kochadhaman, District- Kishanganj (Bihar). ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kumar Ravish, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Dilip Kumar No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA ORAL ORDER 4 21-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Jokihat P.S Case No. 242 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 137 (2), 87 and 3(5) of the BNS. Later the case was found to be true under Section 306 of the IPC/108 of BNS, 2023. 3. As per prosecution case, petitioner along with co- accused have abducted the daughter of the informant. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. It is further submitted that petitioner is the man of clean antecedent. It is also submitted that petitioner is in judicial custody since Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79507 of 2025(4) dt.21-01-2026 2/2 29.08.2025. 5. However, learned APP for the State oppose the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner. 6. On perusal of the FIR and impugned order, it appears that dead body of the deceased recovered after the next date of registering the FIR and perusal of postmortem report it is also appeared that death of the deceased is due to asphyxia on account of antemortem drowning. During investigation the police found it to be a case of suicide. 7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and submissions made on behalf of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Araria in connection with Jokihat P.S Case No. 242 of 2025. Mayank/- (Ramesh Chand Malviya, J) U T