Madan Mishra v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Rajiv Roy, J, order dated 08-05-2025, Cr. Misc. Nos. 88317 and 89801 of 2024 (Madan Mishra; Utsav Kumar @ Ranjay Kumar and Manjay Kumar @ Manjay Mishra v. State of Bihar): anticipatory bail allowed in BNS 2023 FIR (Saraiya P.S. Case No. 449/2024, Muzaffarpur) alleging armed taking of Rs.75,000/- and arson at Puja Brick-kiln; civil land-lease dispute turned criminal; no criminal antecedents; conditional on Rs.25,000/- each (Rs.75,000/- total) payment to informant Kishori Singh via SBI demand draft through Trial Court; Section 438(2) CrPC conditions; fortnightly police reporting for six months.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail allowed in both applications (Cr. Misc. Nos. 88317 and 89801 of 2024): release on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks, on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount each before learned A.C.J.M. IV, (West) Muzaffarpur, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions and to prior payment of Rs.25,000/- each (Rs.75,000/- total) to the informant Kishori Singh by SBI demand draft routed through the Trial Court after verification of his credentials, plus conditions including fortnightly police-station reporting for six months.