Ajay Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37530 of 2023 (decided 18-01-2024); petitioner Ajay Kumar apprehending arrest in Complaint Case No. 805C of 2022, PS Case No. 805/2022, Munger; offences under Sections 323, 341, 494, 498A/34 IPC; dowry-demand torture allegations by wife-complainant Nibha Kumari (Opposite Party No. 2, absent despite notice); counsel contended general and omnibus allegations and that complainant had married one Vikash Kumar during investigation; bail bond Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties; conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC plus attendance, tampering and antecedent-verification conditions; Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be released on bail upon arrest or surrender before the court below within thirty days from receipt of the order, on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Munger, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC conditions and additional conditions (trial attendance/cooperation, anti-tampering clause, and verification of criminal antecedents without delaying acceptance of bail bonds).