Nitish Yadav @ Nitish Kumar v. The State of Bihar
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What is this about?
Patna High Court bail order dated 11-11-2025 by Rudra Prakash Mishra, J. in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 53959 of 2025 (arising out of Supaul P.S. Case No. 696 of 2024, District Supaul). Petitioner Nitish Yadav @ Nitish Kumar, represented by Pawan Kumar, Adv.; State of Bihar represented by APP Bishweshwar Ram. Allegation: petitioner with co-accused kidnapped informant's son and demanded Rs. 60,000/-, threatening to kill him. Statutes: Sections 140(2), 3(5) Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; Sections 180, 183 B.N.S.S. (victim's statement); charge-sheet filed under Sections 140(2)/3(5) B.N.S. Defence points: innocence, village politics, nothing recovered, no ransom allegation in victim's BNSS 180/183 statement, no criminal antecedent, custody since 26.02.2025. Outcome: bail allowed on bonds of Rs. 15,000/- with two like sureties. Keywords: bail, kidnapping for ransom, BNS 2023, BNSS, charge-sheet, judicial custody, no criminal antecedent.