Md Jawed @ Guddu v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.16704 of 2024, order dated 20-03-2024, Harish Kumar, J. Pre-arrest bail (anticipatory bail) application of Md Jawed @ Guddu in Jokihat P.S. Case No. 509 of 2023, Araria, under Section 392 IPC (robbery/snatching of Rs. 76,750/- from L&T Finance Field Officer). Rejected on account of petitioner's criminal antecedents (eight cases per State); petitioner permitted to surrender within six weeks for expeditious, unbiased consideration by the Court below. Counsel: Ramesh Kumar Singh for petitioner; Indu Kumari Srivastava, APP for State. Relevant to treatment of antecedents in Bihar anticipatory bail matters.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail rejected; petitioner left to surrender preferably within six weeks, upon which the Court below shall consider his prayer expeditiously, without prejudice to this Court's rejection.