Laxmi Narayan Pandey v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory/pre-arrest bail; Patna High Court; Criminal Miscellaneous No.32654 of 2025; Laxmi Narayan Pandey v. The State of Bihar; Imadpur P.S. Case No. 19 of 2024 dated 12.03.2024; Thana IMADPUR, District Bhojpur; Sections 379, 411, 120B Indian Penal Code; Section 482 (2) B.N.S.S., 2023; sand transportation without chalan; Trucks UP54T-3671 and UP54T7660; Scorpio UP60AR-5323; driver Shailendra Kumar Rajbhar accused; vehicle seizure; petitioner not named as accused; no criminal antecedents; first bail application; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties; eight-week window for arrest/surrender; Jitendra Kumar, J.; decided 03-09-2025.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed: petitioner to be enlarged on bail upon arrest or surrender before the court below within eight weeks, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 and conditions permitting the court below to cancel the bonds on discovery of concealed criminal antecedents or a wrong statement regarding any previous bail petition.