Bittu Paswan @ Bittu Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna HC anticipatory bail application allowed for two petitioners (husband and wife) facing arrest in Khagaria BNS case (Ss. 96, 126(2), 115(2), 351(2)-(3), 3(5)) over alleged kidnapping/elopement of informant's minor daughter with petitioner's younger brother Rohit; SP-verified Panchayati noted; victims in Jammu refused to return; bail on Rs. 10,000 bonds each with two sureties within six weeks of arrest/surrender, subject to S.438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to both petitioners upon arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within six weeks, on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of Mr. Saurav Kumar, Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Khagaria, in connection with Bharatkhand P.S. Case No.07 of 2025, subject to the conditions under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.