Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1458 of 2024, Satyavrat Verma J, decided 24-09-2025. Anticipatory bail granted to Bipin Kumar; refusal by Exclusive Special Judge (SC/ST Act)-cum-ADJ, Vaishali at Hajipur in A.B.P. No. 296/2024 (order dated 24.02.2024) set aside. FIR dated 25.11.2023, Mahila P.S. Case No. 34 of 2023, District Vaishali: Sections 376, 504, 506, 34 IPC; Sections 3(1)(r)(s)(w)(i), 3(2)(v) SC/ST Act; Sections 3/4 DP Act. Themes: relationship on promise of marriage, caste-name abuse, dowry demand of Rs.3,00,000/- and motorcycle, plea of consensual relationship and clean antecedents, bail bond Rs.5,000/- plus two sureties, Section 438(2) CrPC conditions, Special P.P. opposition, informant (respondent no.2) unrepresented.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: appellant to be released if arrested or on surrender before the learned court below within six weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.