Laloo Chaupal @ Lalo Chaupal v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 10176 of 2025, decided 18-11-2025 by Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J. Anticipatory bail granted to four in-laws of the deceased (petitioner nos. 2-5) in Gaighat P.S. Case No. 220 of 2024, Muzaffarpur, for offences under Sections 80 and 3(5) BNS (dowry-death allegations); informant's affidavit accepting innocence noted; bail bond Rs. 10,000 each with two sureties; conditions of S. 438(2) Cr.P.C./S. 482(2) BNSS, 2023 apply; petition qua arrested petitioner no. 1 dismissed as withdrawn. Counsel: Arvind Kumar (petitioners); Shailendra Kumar (State/APP).
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to petitioner nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 (arrest/surrender within four weeks; bail bond Rs. 10,000/- each with two like sureties; J.M.F.C. (East), Court No. 2, Muzaffarpur; subject to S. 438(2) Cr.P.C./S. 482(2) BNSS conditions); petition dismissed as withdrawn with respect to petitioner no. 1.