Rohit Kumar @ Rohit Kumar Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 16553 of 2024, decided 13-11-2024 by Justice Anjani Kumar Sharan. Anticipatory bail application of Rohit Kumar @ Rohit Kumar Singh in Araria maize-purchase cheating case (Kursakanta P.S. Case No. 233 of 2023; Sections 420, 406, 34 IPC; alleged unpaid maize worth Rs. 16 Lakhs). Bail allowed: matter treated as business transaction/civil dispute; bond Rs. 25,000/- plus two like sureties; Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions apply. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be released on bail upon arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within six weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Court below handling Kursakanta (Sonamani Godam O.P.) P.S. Case No. 233 of 2023, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.