Birendra Ram v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; Patna High Court; CRL.M.C. No. 14534 of 2024; decision 10-04-2024; Partha Sarthy, J; East Champaran; Kesariya P.S. Case No. 325 of 2023; Sections 302 (murder), 201 (destruction of evidence), 120B (conspiracy) IPC; Birendra Ram - application rejected, specific FIR allegation of active role in domestic dispute, surrender within six weeks, regular bail thereafter on own merits; Babunti Devi @ Babuni Devi - anticipatory bail granted, named only in concluding FIR paragraph, no role assigned, surrender/arrest within four weeks, bail bond Rs. 10,000/- with two like sureties, CJM Motihari; co-accused Chandrika Ram earlier enlarged on regular bail, Cr. Misc. No. 72373 of 2023, order dated 5.3.2023; no criminal antecedent; split outcome (partly allowed).
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted only to petitioner no.2 Babunti Devi @ Babuni Devi, conditioned on her arrest or surrender within four weeks, on a bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the CJM, East Champaran, Motihari; the application of petitioner no.1 Birendra Ram was rejected, with direction to surrender before the trial Court within six weeks, any later regular-bail prayer to be considered on its own merits without prejudice by this rejection.