Anil Kumar @ Anil Prasad v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal Miscellaneous No.17634 of 2025, Patna High Court, decided 09-04-2025 by Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh (oral order). Anticipatory bail allowed for petitioners Anil Kumar @ Anil Prasad and Sarveshwar Sah @ Sarveshwar Prasad Gupta against arrest in Saharsa Sadar P.S. Case No. 813 of 2020 (IPC sections 341, 323, 324, 307, 379, 504/34). Grounds: neighbouring parties, petty dispute, simple injuries, ornamental allegations, clean antecedents. Terms: surrender/arrest window of eight weeks; bail bond Rs.10,000/- each with two like sureties before Additional Sessions Judge III, Sahrasa; subject to S.438(2) CrPC conditions. State of Bihar opposed through A.P.P. Nirmal Kumar Sinha; counsel Shashi Bhushan Singh for petitioners; informant also heard and opposed. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to both petitioners: in the event of arrest/surrender within eight weeks, to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of Additional Sessions Judge III, Sahrasa, in Saharsa Police Station Case No. 813 of 2020, subject to conditions under section 438(2) CrPC.