Ashish Kumar @ Priyanshu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6922 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-77 Year-2024 Thana- SATHI District- West Champaran ====================================================== Ashish Kumar @ Priyanshu Kumar S/o Devendra Prasad R/o Village - Kathari, P.S - Sathi, District - West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
Nisha Kumari D/o Surendra Mahto R/o Village - Dharmpur, P.S - Sathi, District - West Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ritesh Kashyap, Advocate Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Shyameshwar Dayal, APP For the Informant :
Mr. Shyamal Prakash, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 06-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Sathi P.S. Case No. 77 of 2024, instituted under Sections 376(2)(N)/314/506 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. This is the third bail petition filed on behalf of the petitioner. Earlier, this Court rejected the bail petition of the petitioner on merit, vide order dated 08.08.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 38357 of 2025.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner and informant have compromised and solemnized marriage and on this ground, petitioner may be granted
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6922 of 2026(2) dt.06-02-2026 2/2 anticipatory bail.
5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submits that the anticipatory bail of the petitioner was earlier rejected on merit and in rape cases which is heinous crime, compromise on later stage in the form of marriage with victim is not a good ground to reconsider the anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and earlier the anticipatory bail of the petitioner was dismissed on merit, the present third anticipatory bail petition of the petitioner is rejected.
7. However, the petitioner has liberty to surrender before the Court concerned and to file regular bail application, which shall be decided on its own merit without being prejudiced to rejection of this anticipatory bail of the petitioner. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) rakhi/- U T