Indal Kumar @ Indal Mahto v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Pre-arrest bail granted in CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.597 of 2026 (Patna High Court, Purnendu Singh, J., 02-04-2026) in Riga P.S. Case No.70 of 2024, Sitamarhi, for offences under Sections 366A and 34 IPC and Sections 8 and 14 POCSO Act (kidnapping of informant's minor daughter). Grounds: consensual love affair, marriage, male child born of the wedlock. Conditions: surrender/arrest within four weeks, bail bond Rs.10,000 with two like sureties before District and Addl. Sessions Judge VI, Sitamarhi, compliance with Section 482(2) BNSS of 2023, antecedent verification with automatic lapse of order.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail granted: petitioner to be released on arrest or surrender before the learned district court within four weeks, on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District and Addl. Sessions Judge VI, Sitamarhi/concerned court, subject to the conditions under Section 482(2) of BNSS of 2023; order to lapse automatically if criminal antecedents prove otherwise than stated in paragraph No.3 of the bail application.