Suniti Kumari Mehta v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 23397 of 2026, decided 18-04-2026, Soni Shrivastava, J.: anticipatory bail application allowed for Suniti Kumari Mehta in Chhauradano P.S. Case No. 358 of 2025 (District East Champaran), offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 110, 352, 351(2)/109(1) BNS 2023; gadasi assault on informant's neck; neighbour land/boundary dispute; bail on Rs. 10,000 bond with two like sureties; Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. / 482(2) B.N.S.S. conditions; one bailor a family member/close relative; cooperation in investigation/trial required.
What did the court decide?
Conditional anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be enlarged on bail upon arrest/surrender before the Court below within four weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C./482(2) B.N.S.S. conditions, with one bailor to be a family member/close relative and cooperation in investigation/trial required, failing which the prosecution may seek cancellation of the bail bonds.