Nitesh Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CR. MISC. No.88952 of 2024(2), decided 08-01-2025 by Sunil Dutta Mishra, J. Anticipatory bail allowed to five petitioners (Nitesh Kumar, Tej Narayan Sah, Jitendra Sah @ Jitendra Kumar, Ravindra Sah, Pushpendra Sah @ Pushpendra Kumar) apprehending arrest in Piprahi P.S. Case No. 145 of 2024, P.S. Piprahi, District Sheohar, for offences under Sections 126, 115(2), 303(2), 75, 109, 118, 3(5) BNS 2023 (alleged assault on informant's husband with a sieve/chhannauta with intent to commit murder, grievous injury). Defence: false implication over village-fair shop dispute, free fight, case and counter case, gotiya neighbours, omnibus allegations, no antecedents. Bail bond Rs. 10,000 each with two like sureties; surrender/arrest within 30 days; subject to s.482(2) BNSS 2023 conditions. No precedent cited; no impugned order under challenge.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail allowed: petitioners to be released on bail, on arrest or surrender before the Court below within thirty days of receipt of the order, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to the conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023, in connection with Piprahi P.S. Case No. 145 of 2024.