Ankit Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Interim protection from arrest continued in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 62337 of 2025 (Patna High Court, order dated 10-03-2026, Sandeep Kumar, J.), arising out of PS Case No. 121 of 2025, Suryagarha Police Station, District Lakhisarai. Petitioner Ankit Kumar not to be arrested till recovery of the victim girl; conditional arrest permitted if the victim implicates him after recovery, otherwise charge-sheet/final form to be filed. Keywords: interim protection, victim recovery, S.H.O./I.O. report, Bihar police, disposal of application.
What did the court decide?
Continuation of interim protection; petitioner not to be arrested till the victim girl is recovered, with conditional directions on arrest or submission of charge-sheet/final form depending on her statement after recovery. ¶20