Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail allowed by the Patna High Court (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) on 21-04-2026 in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 78487 of 2025, arising out of Belhar P.S. Case No. 517 of 2023, District Banka. Petitioners Shyam Kumar @ Shyam Baran Mahto and Rahul Kumar @ Rahul Yadav apprehended arrest for offences under Sections 341, 342, 323, 354B and 34 IPC and Section 8 of the POCSO Act. The court allowed the prayer considering the facts and circumstances, the general and omnibus nature of the accusation, and the victim's Section 164 Cr.P.C. statement; bail on a bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two like sureties, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioners to be enlarged on bail in the event of arrest/surrender within eight weeks on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Banka, in connection with Belhar P.S. Case No. 517 of 2023, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.