Kunnu Kumar Bashist @ Vashist @ Vashist Kumar @ Vashishtha Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Anticipatory bail – second application
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Anil Kumar Sinha, J., 16-01-2026 — Cr. Misc. Nos. 82024 & 88218 of 2025 (common order) — second anticipatory bail applications under Sections 452/376/511/380/379/323/504/506/427 IPC arising out of Complaint Case No. 1346 (C) of 2022 (attempt to rape, disrobing, assault) — DISMISSED. Key point: parity argument based on co-accused Vivek Kumar's anticipatory bail granted by a Co-ordinate Bench on 09.09.2025 rejected where the petitioners' earlier merits-based rejection (orders dated 26.10.2024 and 22.11.2024 in Cr. Misc. Nos. 71338/2024 and 72112/2024) was not placed before that Bench; no ground to review earlier dismissal. Search terms: anticipatory bail; second anticipatory bail application; parity with co-accused; co-accused Vivek Kumar; review of earlier bail rejection; Complaint Case No. 1346 (C) of 2022; Patna.
What did the court decide?
The Court noted that its earlier dismissal of the petitioners' anticipatory bail applications was on merit, taking into consideration the nature of the offence and the severity of the punishment.