Santosh Kumar @ Mangla v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
PATNA HIGH COURT anticipatory bail REJECTED; Santosh Kumar @ Mangla v. The State of Bihar; CR. MISC. No.74754 of 2025; Sections 309(4) Bhartiya Nayay Sanhita 2023; Salimpur P.S. Case No. 140 of 2025; FIR lodged 26.05.2025 by informant Vijay Kumar Chauhan; Rs.5,62,500/- snatched at pistol point from petrol pump manager going to deposit cash in bank at Dariyapur; petitioner's name in confessional statement of apprehended accused; criminal antecedent; counsel Bhim Sen Prasad; APP Bharat Bhushan; Coram Rajiv Roy, J.; decision date 19-11-2025; bail application dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Taking into account the submissions of the parties, the allegation that has come against the petitioner and the fact that he has criminal antecedent, the Court was not inclined to extend him the privilege of anticipatory bail and accordingly rejected the application.