Md. Fateh Alam v. the State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail allowed under Section 392 IPC; snatching of Rs. 1,00,000/- at pistol point by helmet-wearing unknown miscreants; implication via CCTV footage; doubtful identification; no test identification parade or recovery (as contended); 20 criminal antecedents/habitual offender plea by State; antecedents not sole ground for indefinite custody; bail bonds Rs. 20,000 with two sureties; conditions incl. monthly police-station attendance and antecedent verification; Patna High Court, CR. MISC. No. 49813 of 2024(3), dt. 21-09-2024, Harish Kumar, J.; Bhagalpur/Madhepura; JMFC Naugachia.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted: release on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Naugachia, in connection with Dholbajja (Kadwa) P.S. Case No. 25 of 2023, subject to conditions: (i) cooperation in conclusion of trial; (ii) presence on each and every date of trial till disposal; (iii) attendance at the local police station in the 1st week of every month for one year; (iv) no tampering with evidence or intimidation of witnesses; (v) bail bonds liable to cancellation on default of two consecutive dates without cogent reason; (vi) court below to verify criminal antecedents and cancel the bail bond if concealment is found, without delaying acceptance of the bail bonds for such verification.