Jilajit Mahato v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna HC CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24199 of 2024, decided 07-01-2025 by Prabhat Kumar Singh, J. Anticipatory bail allowed for Jilajit Mahato (petitioner; counsel Rajeev Kumar) against The State of Bihar (A.P.P. Md. Ataur Rahman) in Sonbersa PS Case 261/2023, Sitamarhi - offences under S.307 IPC and S.27 Arms Act. Facts relied on: not named in FIR, simple gunshot injury to Gabbar, one Excise Act antecedent already on bail. Terms: enlargement on arrest/surrender within eight weeks; bond Rs.10,000/- plus two like sureties before JM 1st class, Sitamarhi; conditions of S.438(2) CrPC apply. No precedents cited; no dissent.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory (pre-arrest) bail granted: petitioner to be enlarged on bail upon arrest/surrender within eight weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate 1st class, Sitamarhi, in Sonbarsa Police Station Case No. 261 of 2023, subject to the conditions under section 438(2) CrPC.