Patna High Court

Bablu Kumar @ Bablu Yadav @ Bablu Kumar YadavversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 20 February 2026
Disposal: BAIL GRANTED
Bench: NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY

Holding

The provisional bail granted to the petitioner is confirmed.

Summary

The petitioner, Bablu Kumar, was accused in a criminal miscellaneous case arising from a victim's statement recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS. The victim initially acknowledged knowing the petitioner and being in regular contact for nine months, but later alleged that the petitioner asked her to board his car and he took her away. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the victim’s earlier admission should outweigh the later allegation. The court examined the victim’s statement and the surrounding circumstances. Considering the facts, the court confirmed the provisional bail that had been granted to the petitioner on 3 December 2025 by a coordinate bench of the same court.

Issues considered

Whether the provisional bail granted to the petitioner should be confirmed in view of the victim's statement under Section 183 of the BNSS.

Legislation cited

BNSS — s. 183

Subjects

provisional bail
Section 183
victim statement
criminal miscellaneous
bail confirmation

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81226 of 2025
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-94 Year-2025 Thana- MOTIHARI MUFASIL District- East
                                                        Champaran
                 ======================================================
                 Bablu Kumar @ Bablu Yadav @ Bablu Kumar Yadav S/o- Subhash Yadav
                 R/v- Baswariya Ps- Muffasil Dist- East Champaran

                                                                                 ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar
           2.    Lalan Manjhi S/o- Dhukha Manjhi R/v- Rulahi W.No-6, Ps- Muffasil
                 Motihari Dist- East Champaran

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
                 ======================================================
                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr.Abhishek Kumar
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr.Nand Kishore Prasad
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR
                 PANDEY
                                       ORAL ORDER

4   20-02-2026                  Heard.

                                2. The victim’s statement recorded under Section-183

                   of BNSS shows that the petitioner was known to her and was on

                   talking term with the victim for nine months. According to

                   submission of learned counsel for the petitioner, she admitted

                   the above-noted facts in her earlier part in the statement under

                   Section-183 of BNSS but in later part, she has stated that on

                   asking of the petitioner, she boarded on his car and he took her

                   away.

                                3. The statement of the victim shows that the

                   petitioner was known to her and she was in talking terms with

                   him.
            Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81226 of 2025(4) dt.20-02-2026
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                                   4. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances,

                      the provisional bail granted to the petitioner vide order dated 03-

                      12-2025 by a coordinate bench of this court, is confirmed.



                                           (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)
A.K.V.//-

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