Patna High Court
CR. MISC./7732/2026 of Rupesh Kumar Manjhi @ Rupesh Manjhi Vs The State of Bihar on 19 August 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7732 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-3 Year-2024 Thana- BANIAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Rupesh Kumar Manjhi @ Rupesh Manjhi S/O Mazendra Maji @ Mazendra Manjhi Resident of Village -
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7732 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-3 Year-2024 Thana- BANIAPUR District- Saran ======================================================
Rupesh Kumar Manjhi @ Rupesh Manjhi S/O Mazendra Maji @ Mazendra Manjhi Resident of Village - Dewalkha Bhithi, Police Station - Baniyapur, District - Saran
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Singh
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Kumar Veerendra Narayan
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
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ORAL ORDER
19-08-2026
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 363 and 366(A) of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and in sum and substance the informant alleges that his minor daughter aged about 17 years was kidnapped by the accused persons including the petitioner.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is further submitted that victim came back and her statement was recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. wherein she has Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7732 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026
not supported the case of the prosecution. It is also submitted that in order to give seriousness to the case, it is alleged that victim is a minor when she is a major. It is next submitted that even presuming what has been alleged with regard to age to be true without admitting, then the victim had reached the age of discretion.
5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the anticipatory bail application.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Baniyapur P. S. Case No.03 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
7. The application stands allowed.
vikash/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T