Bashir Alam @ Md. Bashir Alam v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court anticipatory bail, Section 438 Cr.P.C.; CR. MISC. No.22085 of 2025; decided 23-07-2025 by Justice Rajiv Roy; petitioners Bashir Alam, Khabir Alam, Abdullah, Saalim; informant/opposite party Imteyaz (also spelled Imtiyaz) Alam; Dhaka P.S. Case No.40 of 2024, East Champaran; IPC Sections 468 (forgery of documents), 471 (using forged document), 341, 323, 504/34; dispute over family-partition land and allegedly fraudulent/forged sale deed; informant did not seek annulment/cancellation; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties; conditions incl. family-member bailor, regular trial attendance, no witness tampering; counsel Sharda Nand Mishra (petitioners), Ajay Kumar Singh (informant), Brajendra Nath Pandey (APP).
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioners to be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks, on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of S.D.J.M., Sikarana at Dhaka, East Champaran, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions and additional conditions (i)-(iv) including a family-member/relative bailor with bona fide documents, attendance on every Trial Court date, non-tampering with witnesses/evidence, and desistance from fresh offences.