IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.26466 of 2010 LAKHAN PASWAN Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ANR ----------- 03/ 16.11.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned P.P. for the State. Admittedly, the informant filed complaint case which was converted into Ramgarhwa P.S. Case no. 122 of 2006 which was registered against the petitioner and others. Though there is allegation against petitioner that he kidnapped the informant’s daughter but the victim has returned to her home safely and her statement under section 164 of the Cr. P.C was recorded. Perusal of annexure 2 contained the statement recorded under section 164 of the Cr. P.C, it appears that she was taken to Punjab by petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner points out that, as a matter of fact, victim was in love with petitioner and she herself eloped from her house and started residing at Punjab with petitioner and she informed her brother on telephone which is evident from paragraph 17 of the case diary. He further submits that, as a matter of fact, when the victim returned to her home, she was tutored by her family members and that is why she made different statement under section 164 of the Cr. P.C In the aforesaid circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, petitioner (Lakhan Paswan), in the event of his arrest/ surrender within 30 days from the date of communication of the order, be released on bail in connection with Ramgarhwa P.S. Case 2 no. 122 of 2006 on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub divisional Judicial Magistrate, Raxaul at Motihari, East Champaran subject to condition as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr. P.C. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)