Amlesh Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail granted on parity and infirmities in prosecution case: unexplained about four-day delay in FIR (occurrence 01.01.2025, report 05.01.2025); no independent eyewitness; injured witness Kundan Kumar's case-diary statement of assault by 2-3 persons at Bangra Ghat Bridge; post-mortem showing head injury/blunt force trauma. Offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 3(5) BNS 2023; Sahebganj P.S. Case No. 08 of 2025, District Muzaffarpur. Keywords: regular bail, parity with co-accused (Ashok Kumar, Kishan Kumar, Cr. Misc. Nos. 33786 and 44343 of 2025, order dt. 03.09.2025), BNS 2023, bail conditions, Rs. 10,000 bail bond. Case: Amlesh Kumar v. The State of Bihar, CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37577 of 2025, Patna High Court, Honourable Mr. Justice Ramesh Chand Malviya, decided 10-09-2025; impugned order of 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Muzaffarpur dated 15.04.2025.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class (West), Muzaffarpur, in connection with Sahebganj P.S. Case No. 08 of 2025, subject to conditions: (i) one bailor to be a close relative; (ii) presence on each and every date fixed by the Trial Court; (iii) bail bond liable to cancellation on absence of three consecutive dates or violation of bail terms.