Prakash Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CRL. MISC./CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14702 of 2025, decided 14-05-2025 by Dr. Anshuman (single judge, oral order). Anticipatory bail rejected in Punpun P.S. Case No. 209 of 2017 (registered 12.06.2017), offences under Sections 414 and 34 IPC; petitioner named among four accused via co-accused confessional statement; stolen motorcycle recovered from co-accused; nothing recovered from petitioner; antecedents in five other criminal cases with bail granted; APP opposed citing belated approach (about eight years) and recovery corroborating involvement; matter pending before ACJM, Masaurhi; case triable by Magistrate; petitioner permitted to surrender within six weeks with same-day disposal of surrender-cum-bail application, uninfluenced by the anticipatory-bail rejection. No precedent cited; no monetary quantum.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail refused; however, upon surrender before the Trial Court within six weeks, the Trial Court was directed to consider and dispose of the petitioner's surrender-cum-bail application the same day, uninfluenced by the rejection of anticipatory bail.