Aman Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6193 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1068 Year-2025 Thana- KANKARBAG District- Patna ====================================================== Aman Kumar S/O Vijay Kumar Ray Resident of Mohalla- Loha Chapra, P.SKhaira, District- Saran at Chapra. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Puja Kumari D/O Jitendra Singh Resident of Rajendra Nagar, P.S -Agamkuan , District- Patna, Permanent resident of Village- Singhiyan, P.SBhawanipur, District- Patna. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ravi Shanker Pankaj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Vinod Shanker Modi, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 04-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in connection with Kankarbagh P.S. Case No. 1068 of 2025 dated 19.11.2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 69/352/321(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is that he had sexually exploited the informant on the promise of marriage and subsequently denied to marry her.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that from the admission of the informant, it would appear that she agrees to the fact that the petitioner and the informant knew

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6193 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 2/3 each other since 2022 and they were in a relationship and only when the petitioner showed his inability to marry her, the present case has been lodged. It has further been submitted that admittedly the petitioner and the O.P. No. 2 were in love affair and, therefore, there was no forceful making of physical relationship with the informant and only when the petitioner did not agree to marry her, the present false and concocted case has been lodged against him. The petitioner has clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP appearing on behalf of the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts aforesaid, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate XI, Patna in connection with Kankarbagh P.S. Case No. 1068 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 of the BNSS and subject to the following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner;

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6193 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 3/3 (ii) the petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the Court below, if so required by the learned Trial Court;

(iii) in case of absence on two consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bonds of the petitioner will liable to be cancelled by the Court concerned; (iv) the Court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of the same on in the name of verification.

It is made clear that the observations, if any, made in this order, shall be of no bearing during the trial. (Sourendra Pandey, J) krishna/- U T