Ramchandra Prasad Gupta v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40004 of 2026, decided 23-06-2026 by Honourable Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma (oral order). Anticipatory bail allowed to petitioners Ramchandra Prasad Gupta, Manju Devi and Vikash Ranjan versus The State of Bihar (A.P.P.: Satya Nand Shukla; counsel for petitioners: Ankita Kumari) in Asthawan P.S. Case No.131 of 2025, Nalanda, for B.N.S. 2023 offences u/Ss. 126(2), 115(2), 74, 76, 352, 351(2), 303(2), 110(2), 3(5). Key points: Section 35(3) BNSS notice honoured during investigation; no arrest despite cooperation; charge sheet, cognizance, summons allegedly unserved, then NBW; bail bonds Rs.10,000 each with two like sureties; conditions under Section 482(2) B.N.S.S.; six-week surrender window.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to the petitioners: upon arrest or surrender within six weeks, release on bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned trial court in connection with Asthawan P.S. Case No.131 of 2025, subject to the conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.