Nishant Kumar v. The State of Bihar, through the Principal Secretary, Home Department Govt. of Bihar, Patna
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 447 of 2025; Sandeep Kumar, J.; decision dated 17-06-2025; release of sealed flat; landlord not liable for tenant's illegal acts; de-sealing of premises; prostitution; tenant Bachchi Devi arrested; POCSO Act Sections 4/6; Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act, 1956 Sections 3, 4, 5; IPC Sections 34, 342, 376, 372/34; Gardanibagh P.S. Case No. 417/2023 dated 26.05.2023; Special (POCSO) Case No. 147/2023; order dated 14.08.2024 quashed; flat directed to be de-sealed/released forthwith.
What did the court decide?
Writ application allowed; impugned order dated 14.08.2024 quashed; Gardanibagh Police Station directed to de-seal and release Flat No. 201, 2nd floor, Virasat Indramati Bhawan, Chitkohra Bazar, Patna, in favour of the petitioner forthwith. ¶28