Rahul Rai @ Rahul Kumar Rai v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.13680 of 2024, order dated 12-03-2024, Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey — Rahul Rai @ Rahul Kumar Rai v. The State of Bihar — anticipatory bail sought and granted under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. in a dowry death prosecution: Rosera P.S. Case No. 351 of 2021, Samastipur (Sections 498(A), 304(B), 34 IPC); petitioner is devar (brother-in-law) of the deceased; cognizance taken by Magistrate despite final form; parity invoked via husband's regular bail in Cr. Misc. No. 31157 of 2023; bond Rs. 10,000/- with two like sureties; four-week arrest/surrender window before 1st Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rosera.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail upon arrest or surrender within four weeks before the learned court below, on a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned 1st Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rosera, Samastipur, subject to the conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.