Patna High Court
Mithlesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
The court held that anticipatory bail may be granted under Section 482(2) of the BNSS as the victim did not support the prosecution and the petitioner has a clean antecedent.
Summary
The petitioner, Mithlesh Kumar, sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a case involving kidnapping, assault, and robbery under multiple sections of the BNS. He claimed a clean antecedent and alleged that the informant’s accusations were false, noting an eight‑day delay in filing the FIR and that the alleged victim, now an adult, did not support the prosecution. The victim’s statement under Section 183 BNSS disclosed her age as 18 and indicated a consensual relationship with the petitioner. The State opposed the bail, but the court considered the lack of victim cooperation and the petitioner’s background. Relying on Section 482(2) of the BNSS, the court ordered anticipatory bail with a bond of Rs.10,000 and two sureties, subject to conditions, and directed release within six weeks of arrest or surrender.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner under Section 482(2) of the BNSS given the nature of the allegations.
- Whether the delay in filing the FIR and the victim’s non‑support of the prosecution affect the grant of anticipatory bail.
Legislation cited
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- section 482
- Bihar criminal law
- FIR delay
- victim testimony
- false implication
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86416 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-663 Year-2024 Thana- NAANPUR District- Sitamarhi
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Mithlesh Kumar S/o Shiv Kumar Chaudhary Resident of village - Budhnagra,
ward no. 02, P.S- Nanpur (Bokhra), District - Sitamarhi
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dwij Raj, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rabindra Kumar, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 18-02-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the
learned APP for the State, Mr. Rabindra Kumar.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case
registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2),
115(2), 137(2), 176, 76, 96, 303(2), 351(2) and 3(5) of the BNS.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant
alleges that petitioner along with unknown accused persons
came and kidnapped her minor daughter at gun point on
14.12.2024, accordingly, the informant went to the house of
petitioner to complain, when father of petitioner assured that
victim will be returned on the next day, further, on the next day,
accused persons came and assaulted the informant and looted
ornaments and cash of Rs.6,000/-.
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the
informant. It is further submitted that the date of occurrence is
14.12.2024 and the FIR has been instituted on 22.12.2024 i.e.
after a delay of eight days. It is further submitted that petitioner
and the victim were in love and they eloped, the victim came
back and her statement was recorded under Section 183 BNSS
wherein she has not supported the case of the prosecution and
has disclosed her age as 18 years, it is also submitted that even
the learned Court assessed the victim as 18 years of age. It is
also submitted that petitioner and the victim have performed
their marriage and they are leading a peaceful conjugal life. It is
also submitted that father of the petitioner along with Akhilesh
had approached this Court seeking anticipatory bail by filing
Criminal Miscellaneous No. 63891 of 2025 and the same came
to be allowed by an order dated 23.09.2025 taking note of the
fact that victim did not support the case of prosecution and has
disclosed her age as 18 years.
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 for the petitioner, let the petitioner above-named, in the
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event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks
from today, 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 the learned trial
court where the case is pending/Successor Court in connection
with Nanpur (Bokhra) P.S. Case No. 663 of 2024, subject to the
conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
7. Accordingly, the instant anticipatory bail
application is allowed.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
Rishabh/-
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