Manoj Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Appeal (SJ) No. 4031 of 2025 (decided 09-07-2026, Prabhat Kumar Singh, J): anticipatory bail granted to eight appellants in SC/ST P.S. Case No. 54 of 2025, East Champaran (alleged assault on informant and family, caste abuse, snatching of cash and ornaments; BNS Ss. 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 74, 303(2), 351(2), 352, 3(5) and SC/ST (POA) Act Ss. 3(i)(r)(s), 3(2)(va)). Grounds: general and omnibus accusations, delay in lodging FIR, case and counter-case, clean antecedents; order of Exclusive Special Judge, Motihari dated 11.08.2025 set aside; bail bond Rs. 10,000/- each with two like sureties; arrest/surrender window of eight weeks.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: impugned order dated 11.08.2025 set aside with respect to these appellants only; appellants to be enlarged on bail, in the event of arrest/surrender within eight weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge, SC/ST (POA) Act, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Motihari S.C./S.T. P.S. Case No. 54 of 2025.