Rahul Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.6339 of 2025, order dated 07-03-2025 by Justice Purnendu Singh; petitioners Rahul Kumar, Shivji Sahni, Ram Swarth Sahni @ Sogarath Sahni and Mangal Sahni granted pre-arrest bail (anticipatory bail) in Belsand P.S. Case No. 147 of 2024, Sitamarhi; offences under Sections 223, 224, 191(2), 191(3), 190, 192, 292, 126(2), 115(2), 121, 109, 132, 324(4), 352, 351(3), 299, 326(1) BNS Act 2023 and Section 3 Bihar Control and use of Loudspeaker Act 1955; bail conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS; ground: general and omnibus allegations regarding sloganeering during Maa Durga idol immersion procession; bail bond Rs. 10,000 each with two sureties; criminal antecedent verification by District Court; advocates Rakesh Kumar Singh (petitioners) and Ramesh Chandra APP (State).
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail granted to all four petitioners in connection with Belsand P.S. Case No. 147 of 2024: release in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within four weeks, on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Sitamarhi/successor Court, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) B.N.S.S., and conditional on the District Court's verification of criminal antecedents (order lapses if petitioners are found involved in other cases).