Pintu Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

Pintu Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Anticipatory bail allowed: in the event of arrest/surrender within eight weeks, petitioner to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Jehanabad, in connection with Makhdumpur P.S. Case No. 574 of 2025, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, who apprehends arrest in Makhdumpur P.S. Case No. 574 of 2025 registered for an offence punishable under Section 64 of the B.N.S., is entitled to anticipatory bail.

Court's answer

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the victim's statement recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S. (that nothing was done with her and the case was lodged on the pressure of her husband) and the petitioner's clean antecedents, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail is allowed.

Ratio / Principle

In the event of arrest or surrender within eight weeks, the petitioner is to be enlarged on bail on furnishing a bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Jehanabad, in connection with Makhdumpur P.S. Case No. 574 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail - granted. Petitioner apprehending arrest in Makhdumpur P.S. Case No. 574 of 2025 (District Jehanabad) for an offence punishable under Section 64 of the B.N.S. sought pre-arrest bail. During investigation, the victim's statement recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S. stated that nothing had been done with her and that the case was lodged only on the pressure of her husband; the petitioner claimed clean antecedents. Holding these factors sufficient, the Court allowed the prayer for anticipatory bail: in the event of arrest/surrender within eight weeks, the petitioner was directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing a bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Jehanabad, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J.)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86055 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-574 Year-2025 Thana- MAKHDUMPUR District- Jehanabad

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Pintu Kumar S/o Tutu Kumar @ Vijay Kumar R/o Vill- Ladauya, P.S.Makhdumpur, Distt- Jehanabad

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Anil Kumar, Advocate Mr. Shamir Mehra, Advocate For the State : Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH

ORAL ORDER

2 07-01-2026

Heard Mr. Anil Kumar, learned counsel appearing on

behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 64 of the B.N.S..

The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 19.07.2025 at about 12 o’clock, when the informant was sleeping in her rented house, in the meantime, this petitioner entered the house, forcibly undressed her and established physical relations with her.

It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has

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committed no offence. As a matter of fact, in the morning of the alleged date of occurrence, husband of informant slapped the younger brother of this petitioner on which he protested and threatened the husband of informant not to repeat the same in future and in retaliation, this false and concocted case has been lodged. During investigation, the victim in her statement recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S. has categorically stated that nothing has been done with her and she has lodged the present case only on the pressure of her husband. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S. and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial

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Magistrate-I, Jehanabad in connection with Makhdumpur P.S. Case No. 574 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)

shashank/-

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