Nitish Kumar Gupta @ Nitesh Prasad Gupta @ Nitesh Kumar v. State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail (A.B.A.) — Jharkhand High Court at Ranchi — A.B.A. No. 7478 of 2025, decided 05.01.2026 by Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. (neutral citation 2026:JHHC:7) — anticipatory bail rejected in Manjhiaon P.S. Case No. 68 of 2025 under sections 137(2) and 87 of BNS, 2023 — minor girl aged about 16 years taken to Delhi and kept 15 days; physical relationship established per case diary and statement under section 183 of BNSS, 2023 — State opposed through A.P.P. Fahad Allam; petitioner (counsel Apurv Krishna) urged girl recovered and residing with parents — court: 'not inclined to grant anticipatory bail'.
What did the court decide?
From perusal of the case diary, the court found that the petitioner had taken the girl (a minor, aged about 16 years per the record) to Delhi, where she stated she was kept for 15 days and with whom physical relationship was established; these attending facts weighed against grant of anticipatory bail.