Halendra Bhuiya @ Harendra Bhuiya v. the State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna HC anticipatory-bail appeal under S.14A(2) SC/ST Act 1989; appellants Halendra Bhuiya @ Harendra Bhuiya (no.1) and Santosh Bhuiya (no.2) vs State of Bihar and Srikant Ram; Dhansoi P.S. Case 175/2023, Buxar (Ss.302, 504, 506/34 IPC; S.27 Arms Act; S.3(2)(v) SC/ST Act); murder of informant's father alleged; Special Judge Buxar had refused anticipatory bail on 23.12.2023; appellant no.1 granted conditional bail (Rs.25,000 bond, two sureties, surrender within six weeks, S.438(2) CrPC conditions) for lack of specific overt act; appellant no.2 rejected for specific allegation; impugned order set aside, appeal partly allowed; advocates: Arun Kumar Gupta (appellants), Sadanand Paswan (State, Spl. PP), Rang Nath Choubey (respondent no.2).
What did the court decide?
Conditional anticipatory bail granted to appellant no. 1 (Halendra Bhuiya @ Harendra Bhuiya): arrest/surrender within six weeks, bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions; anticipatory bail of appellant no. 2 (Santosh Bhuiya) rejected; impugned order set aside.