Aman Kumar @ Aman Ram @ Chottu Ram v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Pre-arrest bail order, Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 36707 of 2025, decided 18-06-2025 by Purnendu Singh, J. Arising out of Sono P.S. Case No. 342/2024, District Jamui, offences under Sections 112(2), 115(2), 109(1), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) BNS. Differential treatment within one family of accused: pre-arrest bail refused to petitioner nos. 2 and 4 (Mohan Ram; Anuj Kumar @ Anuj Ram) for alleged sword assaults on the informant and his brother on vital parts of the body; pre-arrest bail granted to petitioner nos. 1 and 3 (Aman Kumar @ Aman Ram @ Chottu Ram; Sarita Devi) on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two like sureties before Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Jamui, within four weeks, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions and District Court verification of criminal antecedents, breach of which voids the order. Relevant to arguments on grant/refusal of anticipatory bail based on the specificity and gravity of allegations and use of weapons, and on conditional bail safeguards tied to antecedent verification.