Patna High Court
Acchhay KumarversusThe State Of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
The Court allowed the anticipatory bail application, subject to bond and surety conditions and the power of the trial court to cancel bail under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
Summary
The petitioner, Acchhay Kumar, sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a case (PS‑387/2025) alleging offences under Sections 69, 351(2), 352, 89 and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023, including rape and forced abortion. The informant alleged that the petitioner had a consensual relationship that turned into sexual exploitation, pregnancy, and a forced abortion, culminating in a rape on 10‑07‑2025. The petitioner contended that the allegations were false, that the relationship was consensual, and that there was no evidence of pregnancy or coercion; he pledged to cooperate with the investigation. The State opposed the anticipatory bail, arguing the seriousness of the charges. The Court, after considering the submissions, granted anticipatory bail on the condition of a Rs 10,000 bond with two sureties and subject to Section 482(2) of the BNSS, while reserving the right to cancel bail if the petitioner fails to cooperate. The order directed the trial court to enforce the bail conditions and to inform the police station.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted in a case involving alleged rape, forced abortion and other serious offences under the BNS, 2023.
- Whether the petitioner is likely to abscond, tamper with evidence or otherwise obstruct the investigation.
- Whether the allegations constitute a false case that warrants denial of bail.
Legislation cited
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- rape
- forced abortion
- false case
- Section 482
- Criminal Procedure Code
- BNS 2023
- bail conditions
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88002 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-387 Year-2025 Thana- RAFIGANJ District- Aurangabad
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Acchhay Kumar S/O Rantosh Kumar Singh @ Rantosh Singh Resident of
Village- Indrar, P.S.- Pauthu, District- Aurangabad, Bihar
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State Of Bihar
2. Muskan kumari D/O- Sri Kamlesh Singh, R/O-Village- Gandhrap, P.S.-
Rafiganj, Dist.-Aurangabad.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bhavesh Kumar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
6 29-04-2026 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 offences punishable under Sections 69, 351(2),
352, 89 and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
O.P. No. 2 despite receiving notice chooses not to appear and
contest.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant
alleges that he called her on 03.10.2024 on her Mobile No.
9153451131 and asked her to meet on which she asked why he
intends to meet, on which the petitioner disclosed that he intends
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to talk on the issue of Public Distribution System, it is next
alleged that accordingly she came out of the house to meet the
petitioner when petitioner started pressurizing her for friendship
and also threatened that if she refuses then he will commit suicide
hence the informant also got ready, but with a condition that if he
will disclose the said fact to his parents and will marry her, on
which petitioner got ready hence the informant believed him, it is
next alleged that thereafter petitioner started establishing physical
relation and when no one was present in the house of the
informant then also the petitioner used to visit her and indulged in
physical relation and on several occasion had taken her to hotels
in Gaya for establishing physical relation, it is further alleged that
in the month of April, 2025, the informant became pregnant, but
the petitioner got the pregnancy aborted by forcefully
administering her medicine, it is next alleged that when informant
pressurized the petitioner to marry, on which the petitioner stated
that he will marry her after the marriage of his sister, further on
10.07.2025, the petitioner brought her to his house and committed
rape.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the
informant. It is next submitted that from perusal of the allegation
as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that the relationship was
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in between two consenting adults. It is also submitted that
whenever such relationship sours, a false case of rape is
instituted. It is next submitted that it does not appear probable
that informant merely after knowing the petitioner would have
allowed him to establish physical relation and that too on several
occasion. It is also submitted that though it is alleged that
petitioner took her to hotels on several occasion in Gaya for
establishing physical relation, but then the name of the hotel is
not mentioned in the FIR, which amply demonstrates that the
informant, with a view to coerce the petitioner into submission,
has instituted the instant case. It is next submitted that petitioner
does not dispute his relationship with the informant, but then
there was no promise of marriage. It is further submitted that
petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the
investigation to prove his innocence. It is also submitted that
informant alleges that she became pregnant, but then during the
course of investigation, no material transpired establishing
pregnancy of the informant.
6. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the anticipatory
bail application of the petitioner.
7. Considering the submissions made by the learned
counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the
event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from
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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 Rafiganj P.S.
Case No. 387 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down
under Section 482 (2) of BNSS.
8. However, it is made clear that in the event if the
Investigating Officer of the case files an application before the
learned Trial Court bringing to its notice that petitioner despite
giving assurance to this Court is not co-operating in the
investigation, in that event the learned Trial Court shall be at
liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.
9. Let a copy of this order be sent to the concerned
police station through the learned Trial Court.
10. Accordingly, the instant anticipatory bail
application stands allowed.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
Rishabh/-
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