Ranjit Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; CR. MISC. No. 15945 of 2024; decided 19-03-2024; Harish Kumar, J. Anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C.; Parihar P.S. Case No. 240 of 2023, District Sitamarhi; IPC Sections 341, 323, 324, 354(B), 436, 379, 504/34; related Complaint Case no. 1096 of 2023 and Parihar P.S. Case no. 254 of 2023 (Sections 363, 366 IPC); counter blast FIR; delay in lodging FIR; fair antecedent; simple injuries; bail bond Rs. 10,000/-; two sureties; bailor to be own/close family member; Judicial Magistrate 1st class, Sitamarhi; petitioners: Ranjit Kumar, Sanjay Singh, Ajay Singh, Sanjit Kumar, Pragash Singh @ Ram Pragash Singh, Pukar Singh @ Ram Pukar Singh, Sundarkali Devi; State of Bihar opposite party.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to all seven petitioners: release on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks, on bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st class, Sitamarhi, in connection with Parihar P.S. Case No. 240 of 2023, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions and with the further condition that one bailor shall be an own/close family member of the petitioners.