Punam Devi @ Chulbul Devi @ Gulbul Devi v. the State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 55468 of 2023, decided 05-07-2024 by Justice Jitendra Kumar (oral order). Anticipatory bail allowed under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. in Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 309 of 2022 / Special Case No. 3452 of 2022 involving IPC Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 325, 332, 307, 353, 427 and Section 30(a)(c)/45 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties; conditions permitting cancellation for concealed criminal antecedents or incorrect statement about earlier bail petition.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be enlarged on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within eight weeks, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Ld. Special Judge, Excise Act, Patna, in connection with Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 309 of 2022, Special Case No. 3452 of 2022, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions and two additional conditions (cancellation of bonds for concealed criminal antecedents or wrong statement about a previous bail petition).