Nand Kishore Sharma @ Nand Kishor Sharma v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail appeal allowed; rejection of bail set aside. Parties: Nand Kishore Sharma, Santosh Kumar, Rahul Kumar, Rohit Kumar, Munna Kumar vs State of Bihar and Sonu Kumar. Offence sections: BNS 127(1), 115(2), 118(1), 303(2), 351(2), 3(5); SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 3(1)(r)(s), 3(2)(va). Themes: caste-name abuse, assault with iron rod and sword, neighbour dispute over pathway, simple injuries, general and omnibus allegations, no overt act, incident not within public view, clean antecedent. Forum trail: Goraul P.S. Case No. 345 of 2024; ABP No. 2516 of 2024 (rejected 30.10.2024); CR APP (SJ) No. 5380 of 2024, Patna High Court, decided 20-11-2025, Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh. Relief: surrender/arrest within eight weeks; bail-bonds Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to the appellants: on arrest/surrender within eight weeks they are to be enlarged on bail on bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each; impugned order dated 30.10.2024 set aside with respect to these appellants only.