Mahesh Yadav v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; apprehension of arrest; Banka P.S. Case No. 534 of 2023; IPC sections 341, 323, 308, 379, 34; whole family implicated due to enmity claim; no criminal antecedents; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two like sureties; conditions incl. monthly police-station attendance for six months; CJM Banka; Patna High Court Criminal Miscellaneous No.29558 of 2026; Rajiv Roy, J.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioners to be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks, furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000 each with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of the CJM, Banka, subject to conditions: (i) one bailor a family member/relative providing official photo ID (Aadhaar/Voter ID/Pan Card/Driving Licence); (ii) appearance on every trial date, failure on two consecutive dates without plausible reason entailing cancellation of bail bonds by the Trial Court; (iii) monthly appearance at the concerned police station for six months with certificate thereafter submitted to the Trial Court, failing which cancellation steps follow; (iv) no inducement, promise, threat to witnesses or tampering with evidence; (v) desistance from fresh offences.