Paras Singh @ Brahma Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna HC CR. MISC. No.7128 of 2025 (decided 12-05-2025, Prabhat Kumar Singh, J): anticipatory bail petition of Paras Singh @ Brahma Singh dismissed as not maintainable; petitioner declared absconder with Section 82 Cr.P.C. process initiated; FIR Raghopur P.S. Case No.248/2021, Vaishali (IPC Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 324, 307, 302, 447, 120(B); Arms Act Section 27); State cited Supreme Court decisions in Lavesh v. State (NCT of Delhi) (2012) 8 SCC 730, State of MP v. Pradeep Sharma (2014) 2 SCC 17, Prem Shankar Prasad v. State of Bihar 2021 SCC OnLine SC 955, State of Haryana vs. Dharamraj (2023) 17 S.C.C. 510. Keywords: anticipatory bail, pre-arrest bail, absconder, Section 82 CrPC, maintainability.
What did the court decide?
The petition for pre-arrest bail is dismissed as not maintainable, in view of the petitioner having been declared an absconder and the initiation of Section 82 Cr.P.C. process against him.