Suresh Kumar Agrawal v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court Crl. Misc. No. 40667 of 2024, order dated 03-07-2024, Arun Kumar Jha, J. Anticipatory bail (pre-arrest bail under Section 438 CrPC) granted to Suresh Kumar Agrawal apprehending arrest in Complaint Case No. 82(0) of 2023, PS Buxar Complaint Case, District Buxar, involving Sections 22(1), 23(1), 23(3) and 25 of the PCPNDT Act 1994 (unauthorised ultrasound centre allegations). Grounds: lack of substantive material, possibility of false accusation, nothing recovered from petitioner's house per counsel. Bail bond Rs. 10,000/- with two like sureties before A.C.J.M.-V, Buxar; conditions: Section 438(2) CrPC, one bailor a close relative, presence on trial-court dates. Petitioner counsel: Raghwendra Pratap Singh; A.P.P.: Anil Prasad Singh.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner, upon arrest or surrender before the court concerned within eight weeks, to be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court of learned A.C.J.M.-V, Buxar in Complaint Case No. 82(0) of 2023, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC conditions and the Court's further conditions (one bailor a close relative; presence on each date fixed by the court below if required).