Manjeet Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.83716 of 2025, decided 20-02-2026 by Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh (oral order). Anticipatory bail of petitioner Manjeet Kumar refused in Pandarak P.S. Case No. 98 of 2025 (District Patna), involving alleged job-offer captivity, assault, snatching of mobile phone/ATM card/Aadhaar Card, withdrawal of Rs. 4 lacs from informant's bank account, Rs. 25,000/- cash taken, and Rs. 50,000/- personal loan approved in informant's name; offences under Sections 126(2), 127(2), 115(2), 303(2), 318(4), 308(2), 352, 61(2), 3(5) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; petitioner unnamed in FIR, named via confessional statement of co-accused Amit Kumar; claims clean antecedents. Advocates: Manoj Kumar Pandey (petitioner); Arun Kumar, A.P.P. (State).
What did the court decide?
Considering the nature of accusation and the materials that have come during investigation, the Court refused the petitioner's prayer for anticipatory bail.