Bharat Paswan @ Bihari Paswan v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: anticipatory bail; Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.; Section 482(2) BNSS; Section 8 POCSO Act; outrage modesty of minor aged 15; Sections 341, 323, 354-B, 504/34 IPC; Rajoun P.S. Case No. 136 of 2024; District Banka; no coercive order dated 21.10.2024; habitual/frequent complainant; agnate land dispute; touch on cheek; non-penetrative sexual assault; clean antecedents; Patna High Court; Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.; CR. MISC. No. 69979 of 2024; bail bond Rs. 10,000/-; two sureties; Additional Sessions Judge-6-cum-Special Judge (POCSO) Banka.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: petitioner to be released on bail if arrested or upon surrender within four weeks, on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-6-cum-Special Judge (POCSO), Banka/concerned Court, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C./Section 482(2) BNSS.