Suraj Sah @ Suraj Kumar Sah v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail granted (partly allowed); stone-pelting on police party during Saraswati Puja immersion procession; allegation general and omnibus; FIR against 20 named and 20-30 unknown persons; naming based on Choukidar input and videos; one petty criminal case antecedent, on bail; Chandramandih P.S. Case No.24 of 2026, Jamui; BNS 2023 ss. 191(2), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 118(1), 109(1), 132, 125(a), 125(b), 351(2), 352; Section 438(2) CrPC; Section 482(2) BNSS; bail bond Rs.10,000 with two sureties; surrender/arrest window of four weeks; petitioner no.3 arrested during pendency, prayer dismissed as infructuous; CR. MISC. No.38017 of 2026; Patna High Court; Justice Chandra Shekhar Jha.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to petitioner no.1 Suraj Sah @ Suraj Kumar Sah and petitioner no.2 Satish Sah @ Satish Kumar Sah: upon arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks, to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui, in Chandramandih P.S. Case No.24 of 2026, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC / Section 482(2) BNSS; the anticipatory bail prayer of petitioner no.3 Ashok Kumar @ Ashok Kumar Yadav dismissed as infructuous.