Md Haider @ Haider Ali @ Md. Haider Nadaf v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.36876 of 2026, decided 15-06-2026 by Satyavrat Verma, J. Prayer for anticipatory bail rejected in Bahera PS Case No. 73 of 2025, District Darbhanga, registered under Sections 96 and 3(5) BNS; victim a minor (about 14-15 years) whose statement under Section 183 BNSS recorded being taken to Mumbai for 15 days; APP submitted consent of a minor is immaterial. Keywords: anticipatory bail, BNS S.96, BNS S.3(5), BNSS S.183, minor victim, kidnapping, Darbhanga, Bahera PS Case 73/2025.
What did the court decide?
Considering the submission made by the learned A.P.P. (that the victim is a minor aged about 15 years and, even if she accompanied the petitioner willingly, her consent is immaterial), the Court is not inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. ¶17