Rohit Baitha @ Rohit Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Anticipatory bail – Patna High Court
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CR. MISC. No.86361 of 2025, decided 04-02-2026 by Satyavrat Verma, J. Anticipatory bail in fatal auto-accident case (Raxaul P.S. Case No. 256 of 2025, East Champaran; Ss. 281, 106(1) and 105 BNS 2023). Driver co-accused Rohit Baitha @ Rohit Kumar's application dismissed as withdrawn; passenger co-accused Ram Kumar Rajak, held not to be the driver, granted pre-arrest bail on Rs.25,000/- bond with two like sureties, subject to S. 482(2) BNSS conditions. Keywords: anticipatory bail, BNS 2023, road accident death, passenger not driver, bail bond, Section 482(2) BNSS.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail application of petitioner no.1 (Rohit Baitha @ Rohit Kumar) dismissed as withdrawn; petitioner no.2 (Ram Kumar Rajak) granted anticipatory bail in Raxaul P.S. Case No.256 of 2025, to be released on arrest or surrender within six weeks on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of B.N.S.S.