Shahjahan Ansari v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 28758 of 2025, arising out of Barari P.S. Case No. 195 of 2024, Thana Barari, District Katihar; oral order dated 07-05-2025; Coram: Honourable Mr. Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey. Petitioner Shahjahan Ansari (counsel: Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Adv.; State represented by J.N. Thakur, APP) sought anticipatory bail in an IPC Sections 366/120(B)/34 matrimonial-dispute case; counsel reported restored cordial relations and a compromise (Annexure-2). Bail granted: release on arrest or surrender within four weeks on Rs. 10,000/- bond with two like sureties before learned A.C.J.M.-1st, Katihar, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions. Keywords: anticipatory bail, matrimonial dispute, compromise, Section 438(2) Cr.P.C., IPC 366/120(B)/34, Katihar.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: release upon arrest or surrender within four weeks before the learned court below, on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-1st, Katihar, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.