Ranvir Kumar @ Sajan Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Anticipatory bail – Sections 126(2), 115(2), 69, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CRL.M. No.90508 of 2025, decided 24-03-2026 by Prabhat Kumar Singh, J. Anticipatory bail allowed in Jamui Mahila P.S. Case No. 06 of 2025 under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Allegations: sexual exploitation of informant for three years on pretext of marriage after contact through Instagram, followed by assault. Defence: consensual relationship between adults; FIR allegedly lodged over non-repayment of Rs. 20,000 borrowed by informant's husband Pintu Tanti. Bail terms: surrender within eight weeks, bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two like sureties, satisfaction of SDJM Jamui, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS, 2023. No precedents cited; no dissent. Counsel's arguments were not adopted as express findings on consent.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner, on arrest/surrender before the court below within eight weeks, 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 Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Jamui, in connection with Jamui Mahila P.S. Case No. 06 of 2025, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.