Mahendra Sah v. The State of Bihar
Anticipatory bail – grant of – Patna High Court (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14209 of 2024, decided 03-04-2024 by Rajesh Kumar Verma, J. Anticipatory bail allowed under Section 438(2) CrPC to Mahendra Sah, Vijay Kumar Sah and Rupesh Kumar Sah apprehending arrest in Chhatapur P.S. Case No. 209 of 2020 (F.I.R. dated 07.08.2020), District Supaul, under Sections 341, 323, 324, 325, 379, 307, 504, 506 and 34 IPC. Cognizance taken by court below on 28.02.2022 despite police final form not sending up petitioners. Grounds: clean antecedents; general and omnibus allegations, no specific overt act. Relief: release on bail on bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount to A.C.J.M.-V, Supaul, surrender/arrest within 30 days, with conditions on trial attendance, non-tampering and antecedent verification. Advocates: Arun for petitioners; Uday Pratap Singh, APP for State. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: petitioners to be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within thirty days, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.-V, Supaul, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC conditions and further conditions (trial attendance, non-tampering with evidence/witnesses, verification of criminal antecedents).