Anil ram v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court | Criminal Miscellaneous Nos. 21728 & 23665 of 2025 | decided 17-07-2025 | Justice Sourendra Pandey | Regular bail REJECTED for Anil ram and Alok Sahni @ Alakh Kumar. Key ground: absconding for 12+ years after 2013 anticipatory-bail rejection; custody since 08.01.2025; one criminal antecedent (Anil Ram). Underlying FIR: Medni Chowki P.S. Case No. 69/2012, Lakhisarai; offences under Sections 395 & 412 I.P.C.; alleged loot of cash Rs. 15,000/- and articles; charge-sheeted and stated found true against both; identification via co-accused Vivek Kumar's confessional statement; no recovery, no TIP.
What did the court decide?
Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case, and in particular that the petitioners absconded for more than twelve years after rejection of their bail application, the court was not inclined to grant bail.