Abhishek Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44377 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-156 Year-2026 Thana- MANER District- Patna ====================================================== Abhishek Kumar S/o Ramphani Singh R/o Village - Ratan Tola, P.S. - Maner, Dist. - Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dewendra Narayan Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Fahimuddin ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 21-07-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 69 of the BNS.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that her husband died about five years back, thereafter she was ousted from her matrimonial home and thus was staying at her parental home, further petitioner on pretext of marriage kept establishing physical relations for the last one year and later resiled.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44377 of 2026(2) dt.21-07-2026 2/3 the instant case by the informant. It is further submitted that from perusal of the allegation as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that informant has not disclosed her relationship with the petitioner, it is next submitted that petitioner is cousin brother of the deceased husband of the informant, it is also submitted that informant herself alleges that after the death of her husband she was ousted from her matrimonial home and thus she was staying at her parental home hence it does not appear probable that informant would have allowed family member of the deceased husband to keep relations with her. It is further submitted that the instant FIR has been instituted only with an intent to coerce the petitioner into submission so that he marries the informant, it is next submitted that if privilege of anticipatory bail is granted to the petitioner, the petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove his innocence.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, let the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44377 of 2026(2) dt.21-07-2026 3/3 on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending/Successor Court in connection with Maner P.S. Case No. 156 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

7. However, it is made clear that if the Investigating Officer of the case files an application bringing to the notice of the learned Trial Court that the petitioner, despite giving assurance to this Court, is not cooperating in the investigation or is not presenting himself when required by the Investigating Officer, the learned Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after recording reasons.

8. Let a copy of this order be sent to the concerned police station through the learned Trial Court. (Satyavrat Verma, J) vikram/- U T