Deepak Kr. Sharma @ Dipak Kumar Sharma v. the State of Bihar
Anticipatory bail – Offences under Sections 406 and 420 IPC
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.50415 of 2024, Deepak Kr. Sharma @ Dipak Kumar Sharma v. The State of Bihar, decided 28-04-2025 by Smt. Justice Soni Shrivastava. Anticipatory bail granted in Complaint P.S. Case No.378 of 2023 (Bhagalpur) arising under Sections 406 and 420 IPC following out-of-court settlement through Mediation Center; Rs.15,00,000 of Rs.20,00,000 paid to complainant (Rs.12,00,000 cash, Rs.3,00,000 cheque); bail bond Rs.10,000 with two sureties; conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC and Section 482(2) BNSS 2023; counsel Ashutosh Kumar for petitioner and Murli Dhar for opposite party.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to the petitioner on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Bhagalpur, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC / Section 482(2) BNSS and to co-operate in investigation/trial.