Bhanu Kumar Mandal v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: bail; POCSO Act section 4; IPC sections 363, 365, 366A; minor girl; taking away for marriage; Section 164 CrPC victim statement 'went on her own'; consent vs minority (below 18 per medical report); charge-sheet filed; custody since 08.10.2024; no criminal antecedent; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties; conditional bail (family-member bailor, regular attendance, no witness tampering, no fresh offence); Patna High Court; Criminal Miscellaneous No. 2234 of 2025; Justice Rajiv Roy; decision 19-04-2025; Bhagalpur; Sabaur/Sabour PS Case No. 213 of 2024; Special POCSO Case No. 220 of 2024; petitioner Bhanu Kumar Mandal; informant Geeta Devi; advocates Baijnath Sah and Bharat Bhushan (APP).
What did the court decide?
Bail granted: petitioner to be released on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District & Sessions Judge-VI-cum-Special Court, POCSO Act, Bhagalpur, subject to conditions (i)-(iv): family-member bailor with official bona fide document; appearance on every trial date with cancellation possible after two consecutive unexplained absences; no inducement/promise/threat to witnesses or tampering with evidences; desistance from fresh offences.