Ankit Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Bail – Regular bail granted – Child trafficking allegations
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 23223 of 2025, decided 18-11-2025 by Chandra Prakash Singh, J. Petitioner Ankit Kumar (S/o Shardanand Mehta, Katihar) sought regular bail in K. Nagar (Krityanand Nagar) P.S. Case No. 308 of 2024 dated 13.11.2024, Purnia — child trafficking allegations; Sections 143(2), 137(2), 62(2) B.N.S.; Sections 75, 80, 81 J.J. Act; co-accused Sangeeta Rani; recovery of mobile phone and Rs. 1,00,000/-; custody since 13.11.2024; parity with bail order dated 17.03.2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 7819 of 2025; bail bond Rs. 20,000 with two like sureties; condition of appearance on every date with cancellation on two consecutive unexplained absences; application allowed.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted: petitioner to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court concerned, Purnea, in connection with K. Nagar P.S. Case No. 308 of 2024, subject to the condition of physical presence before the Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause the bail bond is liable to be cancelled.