Mantish Kumar vs State of Bihar — 246/2026

Summary The Principal District & Sessions Judge, Aurangabad granted bail to Mantish Kumar (age 22) who was charged under sections 318(4), 69, and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, related to alleged sexual exploitation under false marriage promises. The court allowed the bail petition considering the five-year consensual relationship between the parties, their adult status, family knowledge of the affair, petitioner's clean criminal record, and prolonged judicial custody since January 16, 2026. Bail was granted on furnishing Rs. 10,000 bond with two sureties of equal amount. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.