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Suman Kumar Singh v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC30 Jun 2026CR. MISC./42079/2026

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Bail granted; Section 69 BNS; false promise of marriage; physical relationship between adults; breakup; delayed FIR (filed 20.03.2026, five days after 15.03.2026 incident); no criminal antecedent; judicial custody since 01.04.2026; Manihari P.S. Case No. 84 of 2026; Katihar; Patna High Court; CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 42079 of 2026; bail bond Rs. 10,000/- with two like sureties; Chief Judicial Magistrate Katihar; decided 30-06-2026 by Justice Ashok Kumar Pandey.

What did the court decide?

Enlargement on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar, in connection with Manihari P.S. Case No.84 of 2026. ¶17

Suman Kumar Singh Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42079 of 2026

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-84 Year-2026 Thana- MANIHARI District- Katihar

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Suman Kumar Singh S/o Chandan Prasad Singh R/o Pani Kamla, P.S.Amdabad, Distt.- Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Mithlesh Kumar Khare, APP For the Informant : Mr. Bimal Kumar, Advocate ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER

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2 30-06-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned

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counsel for the Informant and learned APP for the State.

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The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Manihari P.S. Case No.84 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Section 69 of the BNS.

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The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the petitioner has established physical relationship with the informant for last one year on false promise of marriage. As the informant pressurized him for marriage, he denied and abused her.

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that from perusal of the FIR itself it is clear that physical relationship between petitioner and informant continued for a year. Despite that the informant did not complained. The informant is aged about 20 years and as per the FIR, on 15.03.2026 the informant was being abused and the petitioner

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42079 of 2026(2) dt.30-06-2026 2/2

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denied to marry her, then also she has filed this case on 20.03.2026; after a delay of five days. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that it is a case of relationship between two adults and breakup thereafter. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that it is case of district Katihar and in the districts of Katihar, Purnea and Araria, this kind of allegations are rampant. It has lastly been submitted that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is in judicial custody since 01.04.2026.

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The application for bail is opposed by learned counsel for the Informant.

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Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Manihari P.S. Case No.84 of 2026.

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(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)

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durgesh/-

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