Rajnish Kumar Jha v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13313 of 2026, decided 01-04-2026 by Ritesh Kumar, J. Anticipatory bail allowed in Arer P.S. Case No.166 of 2025 (District Madhubani) for offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 324(4), 316(2), 318(4), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) BNS 2023. Family/partition dispute between brothers; allegation of fraudulent transfer of Rs.2,50,000/- held not proved. Bail bonds Rs.10,000/- each with two like sureties before SDJM Benipatti; conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS; antecedent-verification condition. Keywords: anticipatory bail, B.N.S. 2023, B.N.S.S. 482(2), partition dispute, family dispute, Madhubani, Benipatti, Arer P.S.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: petitioners, in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks, to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Benipatti, in connection with Arer P.S. Case No.166 of 2025, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. and a condition for verification of criminal antecedents (without delaying acceptance of bail bonds for such verification).