Md. Laddu @ Md. Laddu Mansuri v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Pre-arrest bail refused by Patna High Court (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J, order dt. 10-11-2025) in Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.1482 of 2025 arising out of PS Case No.-52 of 2019, SC/ST thana, Purnia. Maintainability of pre-arrest/anticipatory bail challenged on the ground that cognizance was taken on 27.04.2022 including under the SC/ST Act; Supreme Court precedent Bachu Das Vs. State of Bihar, (2014) 3 Supreme Court Cases 471 relied upon; prayer of pre-arrest bail dismissed.
What did the court decide?
In view of the pronouncement of law of the Hon'ble Supreme Court relied upon by the Special Public Prosecutor (Bachu Das Vs. State of Bihar), the appellant's prayer for pre-arrest bail is refused. ¶¶18