Akshay Kumar Alias Kariman vs State of Bihar — 178/2026

Summary: The court rejected the bail application of Akshay Kumar, accused of kidnapping a minor girl for marriage under Section 96 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Although the victim claimed she willingly eloped and married the accused, the court found her to be a minor (15 years 11 months 24 days old at the time of occurrence) under parental guardianship, with the accused having prior criminal history, rendering the case serious and bail inappropriate. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.