Jitendra Kumar @ Golu v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory/pre-arrest bail granted by Patna High Court (CR. MISC. No.87192 of 2025, order dt. 16-01-2026, Purnendu Singh, J.) to Jitendra Kumar @ Golu, accused aged about 22 years in Jitna P.S. Case No. 109 of 2025, East Champaran, under Sections 137(2), 87 and 3(5) BNS (kidnapping of minor girl for marriage). Grounds: consensual love relationship, ignorance of victim's minority/POCSO Act, victim's Section 183 BNSS statement of voluntary elopement to Kathmandu and return to parents. Conditions: bail bond Rs. 10,000/- with two like sureties; Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; automatic lapse if antecedent verification discloses undisclosed pending cases. Keywords: pre-arrest bail, kidnapping, minor victim, BNS 137(2)/87/3(5), BNSS 183 statement, BNSS 482(2), POCSO Act, East Champaran/Jitna/Motihari.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail granted: release in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within four weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions and conditional on verification of the criminal antecedents declared in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application.