IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82461 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-119 Year-2025 Thana- RAHIKA District- Madhubani ====================================================== 1. Gauri kumari @ Gori Kumari W/O Suman Kumar @ Suman Paswan R/O Village- Jagat, P.S- Rahika, Dist.- Madhubani. 2. Suman Kumar @ Suman Paswan S/O Ramu Paswan R/O Village- Jagat, P.S- Rahika, Dist.- Madhubani. 3. Urmila Devi W/O Ramu Paswan R/O Village- Jagat, P.S- Rahika, Dist.- Madhubani. 4. Ramu Paswan S/O Late Swaroop Paswan R/O Village- Jagat, P.S- Rahika, Dist.- Madhubani. 5. Punam Devi W/O Naresh Paswan R/O Village- Jagat, P.S- Rahika, Dist.- Madhubani. 6. Naresh Paswan S/O Ramu Paswan R/O Village- Jagat, P.S- Rahika, Dist.- Madhubani. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Subhash Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Abhay Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 05-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 140(3), 87, 96, 352, 351(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 3. As per prosecution case, co-accused Suresh Paswan abducted the daughter of informant for the purpose of marriage. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82461 of 2025(2) dt.05-01-2026 2/3 petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. As per F.I.R., co-accused Suresh Paswan abducted the daughter of informant and these petitioners have been made accused in this case merely because they are family members of co-accused Suresh Paswan. There is no specific allegation of any overt act against these petitioners. Victim in her statement recorded under Section 183 BNSS has denied the factum of kidnapping and stated that she voluntarily left the house and went to Mumbai and solemnized marriage with co-accused Suresh Paswan. Petitioners claim clean antecedent. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application. 6. Considering the nature of accusation and statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioners in the event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 1st, Madhubani in connection with Rahika P. S. Case No. 119 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82461 of 2025(2) dt.05-01-2026 3/3 the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Navya/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T