Rahul Kumar v. the State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Cr. Misc. No. 40737 of 2024, Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh, order dated 27-01-2025. Anticipatory bail under Section 438(2) CrPC granted to petitioner Rahul Kumar against State of Bihar and Dilip Kumar Thakur in Buddha Colony PS Case No. 404 of 2023 (IPC Sections 406, 420, 506, 34). Conditional bail: bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of like amount; mandatory Nazarat deposit of Rs. 7.5 lakhs (half of Rs. 15 lakhs allegedly received from Shishir Kumar Thakur) within nine months in equal instalments; non-compliance permits cancellation of bail bonds; deposit subject to outcome of pending case; order confined to bail purpose, merits not examined.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be enlarged on bail upon arrest or surrender within eight weeks, on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each before the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Patna, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions, including deposit of Rs. 7.5 lacs in the Nazarat of the Civil Court within nine months in equal instalments.