Dismissed¶21
Sadhana Devi v. The State of Bihar
Patna HCCR. MISC./4957/2025
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.4957 of 2025, decided 13-02-2025 by Prabhat Kumar Singh, J. Petitioners Sadhana Devi and Anand Singh sought pre-arrest bail in Shambhuganj P.S. Case No. 293 of 2024 (District Banka) under Sections 137(2) and 140(3) B.N.S. 2023. Petition dismissed as not maintainable because petitioners declared absconders and Section 84 B.N.S.S. 2023 process (equated with Section 82 Cr.P.C.) initiated. Keywords: anticipatory bail, absconder, proclamation, maintainability, BNS 2023, BNSS 2023.
What did the court decide?
In view of the petitioners having been declared absconders and the initiation of process under Section 84 of B.N.S.S., 2023 against them, the petition for pre-arrest bail is dismissed as not maintainable. ¶21