Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 38520 of 2026, decided 23-06-2026 by Ashok Kumar Pandey, J. Regular bail application under Sections 137(2), 96, 87 and 3(5) of the B.N.S. arising out of Dhaka P.S. Case No. 409 of 2025, District East Champaran, where the prosecution alleged kidnapping of the informant's minor daughter. Petitioner's counsel relied on the victim's statements under Sections 180 and 183 of the B.N.S.S., the medical report assessing her age between 17 and 19 years, absence of criminal antecedent, and custody since 25.04.2026; the State (APP Manoj Kumar) opposed bail. The Court allowed the application and enlarged the petitioner on bail on a bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two like sureties. Keywords: regular bail, kidnapping, minor victim, victim statement, BNS, BNSS, East Champaran, Dhaka P.S. Case 409/2025.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted: petitioner to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Dhaka P.S. Case No. 409 of 2025.