Krishna Manjhi @ Krishn Manjhi @ Krishn v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail granted by Patna High Court on 08-07-2026 (Justice Sunil Dutta Mishra) in Criminal Miscellaneous No.21991 of 2026 arising from Mahila P.S. Case No.35 of 2025, District Nawada; FIR under Sections 126(2) and 74 of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 8 & 12 of the POCSO Act concerning an alleged incident involving the informant's 13-year-old daughter; defence pleaded false implication over a water-drainage dispute, amicable settlement via joint compromise petition, and clean antecedents; A.P.P. opposed; bail fixed at Rs.10,000/- with two like sureties before the A.D.J. VI cum Special Court (POCSO Act), Nawada, subject to Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; O.P. No.2 did not appear despite valid service of notice.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: on arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks, release on bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned A.D.J. VI cum Special Court (POCSO Act), Nawada, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.