Petitioners sought anticipatory bail in a sand-theft case involving a tractor loaded with sand. Noting they were named only through co-villagers' disclosure and not in the FIR, and their antecedents, the court granted anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds with two sureties each.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2410 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-331 Year-2024 Thana- KAUWAKOL District- Nawada
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... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Durgesh Nandan, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER
Heard Mr. Durgesh Nandan, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, learned APP for the State.
considering the averments made in the petition and mainly petitioners’ plea that they have no concern with alleged tractor which was found being loaded with sand and they have been
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made accused only on the basis of the disclosure of their identity by the co-villagers to the police but their names have not been disclosed in the FIR and further coupled with fair and clean antecedent of petitioner No.2, though, the petitioner No.1 has one criminal antecedent but the same does not relate to Mines and Minerals Act, this court is inclined to grant the relief of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, let the petitioners named-above, in the event of their arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Kawakol P.S. Case No. 331/ 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/-(Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court concerned, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
(Shailendra Singh, J)
BKS/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioners apprehending arrest in Kawakol PS Case No. 331/2024 under Sections 305(e) and 317(4) BNS.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
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