Jagarnath Ram v. The State of Bihar
Anticipatory bail refused – Patna High Court (Alok Kumar Sinha, J., order dated 12-05-2025)
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6313 of 2025, decided 12-05-2025 by Alok Kumar Sinha, J. Anticipatory bail application of Jagarnath Ram, Shanti Devi and Manisha Devi, arising out of Phenhara P.S. Case No. 38 of 2024, District East Champaran, under Sections 302, 420(B)/34 IPC, rejected on the ground of the serious nature of the alleged offence (conspiracy to murder the informant's son Deepak Kumar Singh). Counsel: Shakil Ahmad Khan for petitioners; Manoj Kumar, APP for the State. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Considering the serious nature of the offence alleged against the petitioners — their alleged conspiracy to kill the informant's son Deepak Kumar Singh — the Court was not inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. ¶20