Shadhu Yadav v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.7079 of 2024, order dated 17-02-2024 by Justice Arun Kumar Jha. Anticipatory bail (bail before arrest) allowed to Shadhu Yadav and Raja Yadav @ Raju Kumar, apprehending arrest in Baheri P.S. Case No. 212 of 2023, Darbhanga, for offences under Sections 341, 323, 324, 308, 354, 504 and 34 IPC (assault with Farsa and iron rod during land/boundary dispute; counter-case Baheri P.S. Case No. 211 of 2023). Bail upon arrest or surrender within eight weeks; bail bonds Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each; satisfaction of ACJM VII, Darbhanga; conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC; one bailor a close relative; presence required on trial dates. Keywords: anticipatory bail, Section 438 CrPC, IPC 308/354/324, fardbeyan delay, lacerated wounds, no criminal history.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioners to be released on bail upon arrest or surrender within eight weeks, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate VII, Darbhanga/court concerned, in connection with Baheri P.S. Case No. 212 of 2023, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC conditions, one bailor being a close relative, and attendance on dates fixed by the trial court if required.