Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.22196 of 2025, decided 22-08-2025 by Ramesh Chand Malviya, J. Second regular bail application of Arvind Kumar in Ahiyapur P.S. Case No. 1547 of 2023 (Muzaffarpur), offences under Sections 394 IPC - assault with pistol butt and robbery of informant's essentials. Earlier bail rejected 18.09.2024 in Cr. Misc. No. 43957 of 2024; custody since 23.01.2024; three antecedents. Trial Court status report (letter no.106 dated 10.07.2025): five witnesses examined, three summoned, trial likely concluded within one month. Bail again rejected with liberty to renew after one month and a direction to the trial Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail if trial not completed within one month. Keywords: regular bail, second bail application, S. 394 IPC, robbery, judicial custody, trial near completion, conditional bail liberty.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail rejected; however, conditional liberty granted to renew the bail prayer after one month if the trial is not completed within one month as observed by the learned trial Court, upon which the trial Court is directed to enlarge the petitioner on bail.