Amrita Kumari v. the State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Correction of a Patna High Court order by way of modification application: Cr. Misc. No. 24030 of 2024 (Satyavrat Verma, J., 20-04-2024) amended the closing directions of the order dated 12.10.2022 dismissing anticipatory bail in Cr. Misc. No. 11995 of 2022 (underlying case: Mahila P.S. Case No. 12 of 2021 dated 14.03.2021, Rohtas). Directives for coercive steps (arrest forthwith, remand to prison) and communication of the order, originally addressed to S.S.P. Patna, were redirected to the Superintendent of Police / S.S.P., Rohtas, so as to secure the arrest of applicant Panna Lal @ Panna Lal Singh; moved by his wife Amrita Kumari (O.P. No. 2 in the original application); modification application allowed. Keywords: modification application; anticipatory bail; coercive steps; arrest forthwith; wrong district police chief named; Rohtas; Patna; Mahila P.S. Case 12/2021.
What did the court decide?
Modification of the penultimate and last paragraphs of the order dated 12.10.2022 in Cr. Misc. No. 11995 of 2022: the Superintendent of Police, Rohtas is directed to take all coercive steps to ensure the petitioner's arrest forthwith and his being sent to prison, with communication of the order to the S.S.P., Rohtas forthwith.