Md. Sahabuddin @ Papu v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna HC, Criminal Miscellaneous No.24648 of 2026, decided 16-04-2026 by Ritesh Kumar, J. Anticipatory bail ALLOWED to Md. Sahabuddin @ Papu in Budha Colony P.S. Case No.06 of 2026 (Sections 303(2) and 3(5), B.N.S. 2023; A.C. outdoor unit removed from informant's Lodipur office, seen in C.C.T.V.). Petitioner not named in FIR; identified via co-accused Amrit Kumar's confessional statement; absent from scene, no recovery possible. Bail bond Rs.10,000/- with two like sureties before A.C.J.M.-XIV, Patna; Section 482(2) B.N.S.S. conditions; antecedent-verification clause with cancellation on concealment, no delay in accepting bond. Counsel: Rabi Bhushan (petitioner); Jharkhandi Upadhyay, APP (State). No precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: petitioner to be released on bail upon arrest or surrender within six weeks on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.-XIV, Patna in Budha Colony P.S. Case No.06 of 2026, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. and a further condition of verification of criminal antecedents (concealment to invite cancellation of bail bond), without delaying acceptance of the bail bond for verification.