Raju Sah @ Raju Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27763 of 2024, decided 19-07-2024 by Partha Sarthy, J (oral order). Anticipatory bail sought by Raju Sah @ Raju Kumar in Supaul P.S. Case No. 747 of 2023 under Sections 302, 341, 323, 34 IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act; allegation that petitioner held the deceased while co-accused Sanjay Sah fired a pistol. Application rejected; surrender within four weeks directed; future regular bail not to be prejudiced by rejection. Counsel: Nafisu Zzoha for petitioner; Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP for the State. Keywords: anticipatory bail, Section 302 IPC, Arms Act, Supaul, Bihar, murder, rejected.
What did the court decide?
Having regard to the FIR allegation that the petitioner caught hold of the deceased while Sanjay Sah fired from his pistol causing the fatal firearm injury, the Court was not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and rejected the anticipatory bail application.