Patna High Court
CR. MISC./41556/2026 of Nilam Devi Vs The State of Bihar on 13 August 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41556 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1 Year-2026 Thana- BALIGAON District- Vaishali ====================================================== 1. Nilam Devi Lakshman Mahto @ Laxman Patel Resident of Village- Emadpur Chak Munni, Ward No. 1
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41556 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1 Year-2026 Thana- BALIGAON District- Vaishali
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1.
Nilam Devi Lakshman Mahto @ Laxman Patel Resident of Village- Emadpur Chak Munni, Ward No. 1 P.S.- Baligaon, District-Vaishali (Hajipur)
2.
Lakshman Mahto @ Laxman Patel S/O- Sone Lal Mahto @ Sone Lal Patel Resident of Village-Emadpur Chak Munni, Ward No. 1 P.S.- Baligaon, District-Vaishali (Hajipur)
3.
Shushil Kumar @ Shoshil Kumar S/O- Lakshman Mahto @ Laxman Patel Resident of Village-Emadpur Chak Munni, Ward No. 1 P.S.- Baligaon, District-Vaishali (Hajipur)
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr. Ranjit Kumar Yadav, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Syed Ehteshamuddin, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
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13-08-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. This application for anticipatory bail arises out of Baligaon P.S. Case No. 01 of 2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 96 and 3(5) of the B.N.S.
3. As per the allegation, the daughter of the informant went missing. Upon inquiry, it transpired that the co- accused Sumit Kumar and his family members had kidnapped his daughter and has taken her somewhere.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41556 of 2026(4) dt.13-08-2026
that the petitioners are the mother, father and brother of the said Sumit Kumar. It has further been submitted that the petitioners were not aware till the registration of the F.I.R. that their son Sumit Kumar was in love with the daughter of the informant and both have left the place. It has further been submitted that it has also been a matter of great concern for the petitioners, as their son is himself traceless. It has further been submitted referring to the statement of witnesses examined during the course of investigation that it was Sumit Kumar who had taken away the victim and when the informant and others went to the house of Sumit Kumar, these petitioners abused them. It has further been submitted that even after the victim and son of the petitioner namely Sumit Kumar went missing, the petitioners were present in their house. It has further been submitted that there is a delay of five days in lodging the present F.I.R. It has lastly been submitted that petitioners have got no criminal antecedent.
5. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail of the petitioners.
6. Heard the parties and perused the record. Considering the facts and circumstances, let the petitioners above named, in the event of their arrest/surrender within six Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41556 of 2026(4) dt.13-08-2026
weeks from today in the Court below, be released 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 the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Vaishali at Hajipur, in connection with Baligaon P.S. Case No. 01 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
Abdus/- (Praveen Kumar, J) U T