Ajay Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CR. MISC. No.86642 of 2025 (arising out of Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 80 of 2020, District Bhagalpur), decided 08-01-2026 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma. Anticipatory bail granted to Ajay Kumar (S/o Bhikhari Sharma) in a case under Sections 279, 337, 341, 323, 307, 504 and 34 IPC (F.I.R. dated 13.03.2020); grounds: petitioner not named in F.I.R., implicated only via disclosure of apprehended co-accused/vehicle owner, no specific overt act alleged, clean antecedent. Relief: release on bail in event of arrest/surrender within 30 days on bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of like amount before ACJM-1, Naugachia, Bhagalpur, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC conditions plus trial-attendance, non-tampering and antecedent-verification conditions. Counsel: Rajesh Kumar for petitioner; Madhura Nand Jha, APP for State. No precedents cited; no dissent.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail allowed: petitioner to be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within thirty days, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM-1, Naugachia, Bhagalpur, in connection with Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 80 of 2020, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC conditions and the further conditions on trial attendance/co-operation, non-tampering, and antecedent verification.