Gurudev Mandal v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Gurudev Mandal v. The State of Bihar & Anr., Patna High Court, Criminal Appeal (SJ) No. 4418 of 2025, decided 16-07-2026 by Prabhat Kumar Singh, J. Anticipatory bail granted in Spl.SC/ST. Case No. 10 of 2020 arising out of Forbesganj (Simraha) P.S. Case No. 27 of 2020 (Sections 341, 323, 325, 379, 504, 34 IPC and Section 3(i)(x) SC/ST Act): order of 1st Addl. Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Araria rejecting bail set aside; appellant to surrender/appear within eight weeks; bail-bond Rs. 10,000/- with two like sureties. Alleged offences of 26.12.2019: caste-name abuse and snatching of Rs. 7,000/- and Rs. 3,000/- with silver ornaments. Appellant's contention of mere unlawful-assembly membership without personal overt act noted but not separately ruled on. No case law cited; respondent No. 2 unrepresented.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: the appellant, in the event of arrest or surrender within eight weeks, to be enlarged on bail on a bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the 1st Addl. Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Araria, in Spl.SC/ST. Case No. 10 of 2020 arising out of Forbesganj (Simraha) P.S. Case No. 27 of 2020.