Md. Kasim v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court (Satyavrat Verma, J), order dated 09-02-2026 in CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58129 of 2025, allowed anticipatory bail for four family members (brothers, mother, father of Aamir Akram) apprehending arrest in Chandauti P.S. Case No. 57 of 2025, District Gaya, under Sections 96 and 3(5) BNS 2023 for alleged kidnapping of the informant's minor daughter. Victim recovered; her Section 183 BNSS statement did not support the prosecution; age dispute (FIR: 15 years; matriculation DOB reduced; birth certificate: 27.07.2010). Bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two like sureties, surrender/arrest window of six weeks, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioners to be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned trial court in connection with Chandauti P.S. Case No. 57 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.