Ravindra Kumar Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory-bail-type oral order, Patna High Court, Justice Anjani Kumar Sharan, 18-11-2024; Criminal Miscellaneous No. 18807 of 2023; Ravindra Kumar Singh v. The State of Bihar and Asha Singh; arises out of Digha P.S. Case No. 474 Year 2022, District Patna; offences under Sections 341, 494, 307, 323, 504, 506, 509, 498(A) and 34 IPC (assault, bigamy-related, attempt-to-kill allegations, cruelty/domestic context); informant is petitioner's wife; bail in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks; bail bond Rs. 25,000/- with two like sureties; conditions of Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.; mandatory personal appearance on every trial date, bonds liable to cancellation after two consecutive unjustified absences; matrimonial dispute backdrop (Matrimonial Case No. 288 of 2022); chargesheet submitted; petitioner discloses three criminal antecedents.
What did the court decide?
Prayer for release on bail in the event of arrest or surrender (anticipatory bail) allowed in connection with Digha P.S. Case No. 474 of 2022; bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions, six-week window for arrest/surrender, and mandatory presence on all trial dates with cancellation threatened after two unjustified consecutive absences.