Case brief
What is this about?
Patna HC, Crl. Misc. No. 2806 of 2026 (decided 04-02-2026, Harish Kumar, J): anticipatory bail sought in Sirdala P.S. Case No. 264 of 2016 (IPC ss. 147/148/149/341/323/379/427/436/504/506/387, s. 27 Arms Act, ss. 15/18/19/20 UAPA; 63 named accused; alleged extremist levy demand for railway bridge construction). Bail rejected owing to nine-year delay in moving the Court and petitioner's criminal antecedents; liberty left for surrender and fresh regular-bail application before the trial court, to be considered uninfluenced by this order. Keywords: anticipatory bail, delay of nine years, criminal antecedent, UAPA, extremist levy, Patna High Court.
What did the court decide?
Taking note of the delay in approaching the Court (petitioner approached nine years after the 2016 FIR) coupled with his criminal antecedents, the Court declined the prayer for anticipatory bail and rejected the application.