Pratibha @ Pratibha Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Cancellation of anticipatory bail — Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15316 of 2021; Pratibha @ Pratibha Singh v. The State of Bihar & others (OPs 2-7: Praveen Kumar Jha, Beauty Kumari @ Priti Jha, Manav @ Aditya Jha, Sachidanand Jha, Achla Jha, Poonam Jha); challenged anticipatory bail order dated 19.08.2020 in A.B.P. No.2217 of 2020 passed by Additional Sessions Judge-III, Danapur; application disposed of (not decided on merits) with direction to the learned Trial Court for early/expeditious disposal of trial in Rupaspur P.S. Case No.99 of 2020; petitioner to co-operate; A.P.P. no objection; single-judge bench of Sunil Dutta Mishra, J.; petitioner's counsel Alok Kumar Alok; State represented by Ganesh Prasad Singh, A.P.P.; no statute or precedent cited; expeditious trial direction.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of without any order cancelling or confirming the anticipatory bail; the learned Trial Court directed to take steps for early disposal of the trial in connection with Rupaspur P.S. Case No.99 of 2020 (petitioner to co-operate before the Trial Court, per the accepted submission).