Abadh Prasad @ Abadh Prasad Singh @ Avadh Prasad Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.43612 of 2026, decided 06-07-2026 by Sandeep Kumar, J. Regular bail granted to Abadh Prasad @ Abadh Prasad Singh @ Avadh Prasad Singh, aged about 72 years, in Salimpur P.S. Case No. 86 of 2026 (District Patna) under Sections 318(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2) and 112(2), Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS 2023); FIR alleges opening/operating of three to four mule accounts in the name of woman. Bail allowed purely on age; expressly refused on merits; bond of Rs. 10,000 with two like sureties; conditions of monthly police-station attendance (first Sunday) and trial cooperation; observations prima facie only. Keywords: regular bail, elderly accused, mule accounts, cyber-finance offences, BNS 2023, conditional bail.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner released on regular bail in connection with Salimpur P.S. Case No. 86 of 2026 on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below (or successor Court), subject to conditions: (i) attendance at Salimpur Police Station on the first Sunday of each month, default entailing cancellation of bail bond; (ii) regular appearance in trial personally or through lawyer and cooperation in trial, non-cooperation entailing cancellation of bail bond.