Chhotu Kumar v. the State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: bail; bail granted; criminal antecedent; judicial custody; charge sheet submitted; motorcycle theft; sections 379, 411 IPC; Warisnagar PS Case No 196 of 2023; Samastipur; bail conditions; fortnightly police station reporting; cancellation of bail bond; CR. MISC. Petition for bail allowed by the High Court of Judicature at Patna (Honourable Mr. Justice Rajiv Roy) on 21-06-2024 in Criminal Miscellaneous No.20808 of 2024, Chhotu Kumar v. State of Bihar.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted: release on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M. 1st Class, Samastipur, subject to conditions - (i) one bailor to be a family member/relative providing an official document of bona fide; (ii) appearance on every date before the Trial Court, failure on two consecutive dates without plausible reason entailing cancellation of bail bond by the Trial Court; (iii) appearance before the concerned police station every fortnight for six months to mark attendance; (iv) no inducement, promise or threat to witnesses or tampering with evidence, failing which the State may seek cancellation of bail bonds; (v) desistance from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State may seek cancellation of bail bonds.