Manash Patar v. the State of Assam and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail granted under S. 483 BNSS 2023 - Manash Patar v. State of Assam & Anr., Bail Appln./3661/2025, Gauhati High Court, order dated 05.01.2026 (Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, J.). POCSO case (Mererchar POCSO Case No. 140/2025; Morigaon P.S. Case No. 163/25) under S. 87/65(1) BNS r/w S. 4(2) POCSO Act; minor victim (above 15 years per Birth Certificate, above 16 years per medical report); court found love affair and no element of force; charge-sheet filed, trial commenced, informant and victim examined; about six months' detention; bail Rs. 50,000/- with two local sureties; conditions of trial attendance and no witness influence. Counsel: S.K. Poddar (petitioner); P. Borthakur, Addl. Public Prosecutor (State); B. Choudhury, Amicus Curiae (informant R-2).
What did the court decide?
Bail granted to Manash Patar: release on bail of Rs. 50,000/- with two local sureties of like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court, subject to regularly participating in the trial and not influencing the remaining witnesses.