Chotu @ Chotu Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail ALLOWED; Patna High Court; CR. MISC. No.17104 of 2026; order dated 15-04-2026; Satyavrat Verma, J.; Petitioners: Chotu @ Chotu Kumar, Sujit Kumar, Surendra Ray, Ramnath Ray (counsel Rajeev Ranjan); Respondent: State of Bihar (A.P.P. Anish Chandra); Mohiuddin Nagar P.S. Case No. 235 of 2025, District Samastipur; offences under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 118(1), 117(2), 109(1), 74, 303(2), 352, 351(2), 3(5) BNS 2023; assault on informant and his wife; submissions of clean antecedents, simple injuries, non-repeated blow and compromise; A.P.P. opposed; bail bonds Rs.10,000 each with two like sureties; conditions u/S. 438(2) Cr.P.C. / s. 482(2) B.N.S.S.; arrest/surrender window of six weeks.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to all four petitioners: release upon arrest or surrender within six weeks, on bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. / Section 482(2) B.N.S.S.