Nibha Kumari v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: anticipatory bail; pre-arrest bail; B.N.S. 2023 Section 140(2); Section 61(2); kidnapping for ransom; Rs.40 lakhs ransom demand; lady accused; aged accused (75 years); Section 482(2) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 conditions; Sanhaula P.S. Case No.125 of 2025; Bhagalpur; CR. MISC. No.2982 of 2026; Patna High Court; Sunil Dutta Mishra, J.; decided 01-04-2026; petitioners Nibha Kumari and Deep Narayan Yadav; State of Bihar; bail bond Rs.10,000 each with two like sureties; counsel Purushottam Kumar Das; A.P.P. Ram Priya Sharan Singh.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: petitioners to be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks, on bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the learned J.M.F.C., Bhagalpur/concerned Court, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.