Nitish Paswan @ Nitish Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail ALLOWED, Patna High Court, Rajiv Roy (single judge), 17-12-2025; CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61219 of 2025 arising from PS Case No.145/2021, Thana Hasanpur, District Samastipur; petitioner Nitish Paswan @ Nitish Kumar v. State of Bihar (APP Gulnar Begum; counsel Madhav Kumar); offence sections 366A & 34 IPC; FIR dated 22.07.2021 by informant Dharmendra Paswan alleging daughter kidnapped/taken away by accused; informant suspected prostitution; Section 164 Cr.P.C. statement contradicted prosecution story — girl left voluntarily with petitioner, now married and living happily in Rajasthan; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties; forum ACJM IV, Rosera, Samastipur; conditions: relative bailor with bona fide proof, attendance on every trial date (two consecutive absences trigger cancellation), no witness tampering/inducement, no fresh offences.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: release on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks from receipt of the order, on bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned ACJM IV, Rosera, Samastipur, subject to the stated conditions.