Badal Kumar Vs The State of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80818 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-76 Year-2025 Thana- Bhimnagar District- Supaul

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Badal Kumar Son of Mahesh Kumar Poddar @ Mukesh Kumar Poddar R/o Village - Jaiprakash Nagar, Ward No. 26, Nagar Parishad, Supaul, PS and Dist. - Supaul.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Surya Narayan Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER

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3 21-01-2026

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Heard Mr. Surya Narayan Kumar, learned counsel

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for the petitioner and Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, learned APP for the State.

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The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection

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with Bhimnagar P.S. Case No. 76 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 96 of the B.N.S., 2023.

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The case of the prosecution in short is that the petitioner was found with a minor girl by the police team as well as the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit at the Nepal border. The boy further disclosed that he was going to take the victim girl to Nepal, District-Sunsari, for some illicit purpose.

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80818 of 2025(3) dt.21-01-2026 2/3

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petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that during the course of investigation, the victim has given her statement recorded under Sections 180 and 183 of the BNSS, wherein she has stated that she was knowing the petitioner. She was being beaten by her father out of anger. She called the petitioner and was going to Nepal. He also submits that the statements made by the victim girl herself exonerate the petitioner, as she herself has stated that she had called the petitioner and was going with him. The petitioner has not enticed her to be taken away. He further submits that a statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 21.09.2025.

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The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

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Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80818 of 2025(3) dt.21-01-2026 3/3

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Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Birpur in connection with Bhimnagar P.S. Case No. 76 of 2025.

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(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)

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Sudhanshu/-

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Badal Kumar v. The State of Bihar

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