Md. Tauhid @ Saud Khan @ Tauhid @ Md. Tahid Khan v. The State of Bihar
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Patna High Court, single bench (Ajit Kumar, J.), 17-01-2026, CRL. MISC./Criminal Miscellaneous No.69365 of 2025 arising from Bachhwara P.S. Case No. 178 of 2025 (Begusarai), F.I.R 26.05.2025, Sections 137(2) and 140(3) BNS 2023 - anticipatory bail ALLOWED. Grounds: victim's Section 183 BNSS statement implicates petitioner not at all (she left home voluntarily with co-accused Vivek Kumar @ Vivek Kumar Patel, wanting to marry him); parity with co-accused already on regular bail (B.A. No. 1399 of 2025, POCSO Court, Begusarai; subsequent marriage; victim not supporting prosecution). Bail bond Rs. 10,000/- with two like sureties; 30-day surrender window; conditions under S.438(2) CrPC / S.482(2) BNSS plus family-bailor, attendance, non-tampering, good-conduct conditions. State opposed via APP Gauri Shankar Gupta; petitioner represented by Sanjeet Kumar. Keywords: anticipatory bail, minor victim, Section 183 BNSS statement, parity with co-accused, BNS 2023.