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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./90974/2025bail granted

Nitish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-02-04Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.90974 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-62 Year-2025 Thana- TIKAPATTI District- Purnia ====================================================== Nitish Kumar S/o- Vijay Sah Village- Purani Nandgola Ward No.16 PSTikapatti Dist- Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Kajal Kumari W/o- Nitish Kumar (S/o- Dipnarayan Mandal) R/v- Arajpur Ps- Chausa Dist- Madhepura, A/P- Kajal Kumari D.o- Rudal Mandal, Purani Nandgola Ps- Tikapatti Dist- Purnea ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Krishna Pd. Singh, Advocate Mr. Shivnandan Sah For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Naresh Ray ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 04-02-2026 Heard the learned Senior counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Tikapatti P.S. Case No. 62 of 2025 registered for offences under Sections 64, 126(2), 115(2), 353, 351(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 4/6 of the POCSO Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is accused of establishing physical relationship with the informant on the pretext of marriage.

4. Learned Senior counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is quite innocent and has not committed any offence. He further submits that from the FIR it is evident that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90974 of 2025(3) dt.04-02-2026 2/2 the petitioner and the informant were in relationship.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this application for anticipatory bail stands allowed.

7. Accordingly, let the petitioner, above-named, in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks from today in the Court below, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court below in connection with Tikapatti P.S. Case No. 62 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) Shishir/- U T