IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.381 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-153 Year-2025 Thana- RIGA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Manish Paswan @ Manish Kumar S/o Umesh Paswan Resident of Village- Baduri, PS- Sahiyara, District- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ayush Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Suresh Prasad Singh, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in Riga P. S. Case No. 153 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 96, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 3. As per F.I.R., all the named accused persons, including this petitioner, kidnapped minor daughter of the informant for the purpose of marriage. Victim in her statement, recorded under Section 183 BNSS, has supported the prosecution case and has named this petitioner as one of the kidnappers. 4. In view of gravity of the offence and statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused. Navya/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T