Reyaz Ahmad v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail application rejected — Patna High Court Criminal Miscellaneous No.74285 of 2025, decided 20-02-2026 by Justice Rajiv Roy (oral order). Petitioner Reyaz Ahmad v. The State of Bihar; apprehended arrest in Mufassil (Mahadeva) P.S. Case No. 272 of 2011, District Siwan; offences under Sections 409 and 420 IPC; FIR lodged 13.08.2011 by informant Arun Kumar Paswan. Counsel to seek regular bail within eight weeks; liberty to surrender and file bail application to be considered and disposed of preferably on the same day. Advocates: Nafisu Zzoha (petitioner); Parmeshwar Mehta, APP (State).
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to surrender within eight weeks and file a bail application, which is to be considered and disposed of preferably on the same day; the anticipatory bail application itself was rejected with these observations.