Uday Kumar @ Amit Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail rejected – illegal sand storage causing huge loss to government exchequer; raid recovery of 10,000/- Cft sand; offences under Sections 379, 411 IPC, Section 21 MM (D&R) Act, Section 56 BM Rule 2021; petitioner Uday Kumar @ Amit Kumar with admitted criminal antecedent; enmity with village Chaukidar alleged; concession that surrender within six weeks followed by regular bail plea will be considered the same day without prejudice; Belaganj P.S. Case No. 685 of 2023, District Gaya, Bihar; Patna High Court Criminal Miscellaneous No.11668 of 2024, decided 14-03-2024 by Anjani Kumar Sharan, J.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail is rejected: considering the facts and circumstances, and the fact that the alleged illegal storage of sand has caused huge loss to the government exchequer, the court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.