Sonu Raut @ Sonu Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail granted with conditions; Patna High Court CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20170 of 2024 (CR. MISC.); Justice Rajiv Roy; decision date 02-04-2024; arising out of Rahui P.S. Case No. 508 of 2023, Thana Rahui, District Nalanda; FIR dated 21.11.2023 by informant Kanchan Devi; offences under sections 341, 323, 307, 379, 504/34 I.P.C.; petitioners Sonu Raut @ Sonu Kumar, Laxman Raut, Amlesh Yadav; counsel Anil Kumar Singh (petitioners), Ashok Kumar Singh APP (State), Nitin Shashi Sharma (informant); release within four weeks on arrest/surrender; bail bond Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount; Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Nalanda at Biharsharif; Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions; Rs. 20,000/- Demand Draft via Court NAZARAT for informant's medical assistance; fortnightly police-station attendance for six months.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to petitioner nos. 1 and 2 (Sonu Raut and Laxman Raut) with conditions, and to petitioner no. 3 (Amlesh Yadav) subject to payment of Rs. 20,000/- (Demand Draft through local State Bank of India branch to be placed before the Court 'NAZARAT' for handing over to the informant for medical assistance of her family members). All three petitioners to be released on bail on arrest or surrender within four weeks, on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Nalanda at Biharsharif, in Rahui P.S. Case No. 508 of 2023, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions including a family-member bailor with documentary bona fides, attendance before the Trial Court on all dates, fortnightly police-station reporting for six months, and no witness tampering or fresh offences.