Rahul Kumar @ Rahul Raj v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory/pre-arrest bail; Patna High Court Criminal Miscellaneous No.28352 of 2026; decision date 04-05-2026; Justice Arun Kumar Jha (single-judge Oral Order); petitioners Rahul Kumar @ Rahul Raj, Deepak Kumar, Vikram Kumar @ Vikram Chaudhary @ Vicky Chaudhary; Kalyanpur P.S. Case No. 368 of 2025, District Samastipur; Sections 126(2), 115(2), 303(2), 109 r/w 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; counterblast FIR after Kalyanpur P.S. Case No. 359 of 2025 (Meeta Devi; Mantu Choudhary shot dead); alleged FIR delay (incident 27.10.2025, consciousness regained 05.11.2025, FIR 09.11.2025, claimed 14-day delay); Section 482(2) of BNSS; bail bonds Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount; eight-week arrest/surrender window; Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur; counsel Kundan Kumar (for petitioners), Rajesh Kumar APP (for State).
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory (pre-arrest) bail granted to all three petitioners: release on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the court concerned within eight weeks, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur/court concerned in connection with Kalyanpur P.S. Case No. 368 of 2025, subject to Section 482(2) of BNSS, with one bailor to be a close relative and presence required on trial-court dates if directed.