Rahul Kumar @ Rohit Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 12475 of 2024 (arising out of PS Case No. 148 of 2023, Tatarpur/Vishwavidyalaya O.P., Bhagalpur), Satyavrat Verma, J, order dated 01-05-2024: anticipatory bail ALLOWED under Section 438 Cr.P.C.; alleged offences Sections 363, 365, 370, 120(b) IPC and Section 8 POCSO Act (kidnapping of 17-year-old minor); victim's Sections 161/164 Cr.P.C. statements did not support allegation against petitioner; petitioner had antecedent of one case; A.P.P. for State opposed; relief conditional on arrest/surrender within six weeks, bond Rs.10,000 with two like sureties, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be released on arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within six weeks, on bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to conditions laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.