Pappu Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Pappu Kumar and Dinesh Ray v. The State of Bihar; Patna High Court; Criminal Miscellaneous No.33946 of 2024; arising out of PS Case No.-75 Year-2023, Nadi P.S., District Patna; anticipatory bail prayer rejected on 10-01-2025 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh; offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 120B, 395, 307, 436, 427, 353 IPC and Section 27 Arms Act; allegations of stone-pelting and firing on police party with injuries and burning of police vehicles outside godown; defence plea of false implication, general and omnibus allegation, no specific overt act; co-accused Chandan Kumar (Cr.Misc. No. 31216/2024, dt. 19.06.2024) and Rajiv Kumar (Cr.Misc. No. 36577/2024, dt. 04.07.2024) anticipatory bail earlier rejected; counsel: Dhirendra Kumar Sinha for petitioners, Renu Kumari (A.P.P.) for State.
What did the court decide?
Considering the facts and circumstances placed before it (including the prosecution allegations that the F.I.R.-named accused pelted stones, fired upon the police party causing injuries and burnt police vehicles, and the earlier rejection of anticipatory bail of co-accused Chandan Kumar and Rajiv Kumar), the Court rejected the petitioners' prayer for anticipatory bail.