Sujit Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court Criminal Miscellaneous No.83121 of 2025 (decided 30-01-2026) — Sujit Kumar v. The State of Bihar; bail granted under BNS 2023 ss. 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109(1), 352, 3(5); Chiksaura P.S. Case No. 113 of 2025, Nalanda; key factors: no specific allegation/overt act against petitioner in FIR; parity with four co-accused already on regular/anticipatory bail (Cr. Misc. Nos. 86868/2025, 65527/2025, 65570/2025, 65064/2025); bail bond Rs. 10,000/- with two like sureties; conditions on trial attendance, non-tampering and antecedent verification; single-judge oral order, no dissent.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Hilsa at Nalanda in Chiksaura P.S. Case No. 113 of 2025, subject to three conditions: (1) co-operation in trial and physical presence on dates fixed, failing which on two consecutive absences without sufficient reason the bail bond shall be cancelled by the court below; (2) no tampering with evidence or witnesses, failing which prosecution may move for cancellation of bail; (3) court below to verify criminal antecedents and take steps for cancellation of the bail bond if concealment is found, without delaying acceptance of bail bonds for such verification.