Rahul Kumar Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19350 of 2024, decided 13-03-2024 by Sandeep Kumar, J. Second regular-bail application of Rahul Kumar Singh (counsel Ravi Shankar Pathak) versus The State of Bihar (APP Awadhesh Kumar Singh) in Buxar Industrial P.S. Case No. 08 of 2023 / S.Tr. No. 362 of 2023 (A.D.J. IIIrd, Buxar), offences under Sections 304B, 201/34 IPC. Prior refusal in Cr. Misc. No. 68517 of 2023 (19.10.2023) conditioned renewal on examination of the informant; informant Raghubar Singh declared hostile in trial; bail allowed on Rs. 10,000/- bond with two like sureties; cancellation condition on absence for two consecutive dates without sufficient reason. Keywords: renewed bail application, hostile witness/informant, S. 304B IPC, S. 201/34 IPC, Buxar, bail bond conditions.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted: petitioner to be released on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.D.J. IIIrd at Buxar / concerned Court below in connection with S.Tr. No. 362 of 2023 arising out of Buxar Industrial P.S. Case No. 08 of 2023, subject to cooperation in the trial and proper representation on every date fixed by the Court; absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason entails cancellation of the bail bond by the Court below.