Kumar Gitanshu @ Madhav v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail ALLOWED — Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 41307 of 2025, oral order dated 14-11-2025, Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh. Applicant: Kumar Gitanshu @ Madhav. Underlying FIR: Bishanpur P.S. Case No. 37 of 2020, District Darbhanga; offences under Sections 302 and 201 IPC. Incident: drowning of informant's son Ravi Ranjan Kumar @ Raja on 12.05.2020 near 'State Boring' after a ride with petitioner; body not traced; informant sought action against petitioner. Counsel: FIR alleged no role of petitioner; final form submitted; petitioner has one criminal antecedent. Relief: bail bonds Rs. 10,000/- with two like sureties before ACJM-IX Darbhanga within eight weeks of arrest/surrender; conditions per Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. and Section 482(2) B.N.S.S. 2023. Advocates: Ms. Vaishnavi Singh (petitioner); Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, APP (State). No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner, on arrest/surrender before the learned trial Court within eight weeks, to be enlarged on bail on bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IX, Darbhanga, in connection with Bishanpur P.S. Case No. 37 of 2020, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. / Section 482(2) B.N.S.S., 2023.