Shubham Gupta v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Pre-arrest bail refused; Criminal Miscellaneous No.6671 of 2026, Patna High Court, decided 13-02-2026 (Purnendu Singh, J). Accused: Shubham Gupta. Case: Complaint Case No. CA-1507/2022 (PS Case No.1507/2022, Patna City) under Sections 420, 504 and 506 IPC; complainant Krishna Kumar Sinha. Bail denied on two grounds: (i) petitioner's failure to appear before the District Court on the date fixed after 09.09.2025 despite conditions imposed vide order dated 27.08.2025 in Cr. Misc. No.55228 of 2025, after mediation with the complainant failed; and (ii) ingredients of Sections 420, 504 and 506 IPC made out from the complaint allegations. Application dismissed; parties free to settle outside Court. No precedent cases cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail is refused: considering the petitioner's conduct (failure to appear before the learned District Court on the date fixed after 09.09.2025 despite the conditions imposed vide order dated 27.08.2025 in Cr. Misc. No.55228 of 2025), and the fact that the ingredients of Sections 420, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code are made out against the petitioner from the allegation made in the complaint, the Court was not inclined to grant pre-arrest bail.