Guddu Kumar @ Guddu Kushwaha v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.20436 of 2024, decided 19-03-2024 by Justice Rudra Prakash Mishra. Regular bail granted to Guddu Kumar @ Guddu Kushwaha in Motipur P.S. Case No. 398 of 2023, District Muzaffarpur, involving alleged assault with lathi/danda/iron rod, injury to the informant's wife, and snatching of gold chain, mangalsutra and jitiya; charges under Sections 341, 323, 324, 307, 379, 504, 506 and 34 IPC. Defence relied on general and omnibus allegations, grievous injury to wife but simple injury to son, case-and-counter-case between parties, custody since 19.01.2024 and absence of criminal antecedents; State and informant opposed. Bail bond fixed at Rs. 10,000/- with two like sureties; conditions imposed regarding family-member bailor and trial attendance. No precedents cited or discussed.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted to the petitioner in connection with Motipur P.S. Case No. 398 of 2023 on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court below, subject to conditions that one bailor be a close family member and that the petitioner appear on every trial date (default on two consecutive dates permitting cancellation of bail bonds by the Trial Court).