Chhotu Kumar @ Anshu Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory (pre-arrest) bail granted by Patna High Court in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 87683 of 2025 (order dated 07-04-2026, Justice Jitendra Kumar) in Matihani P.S. Case No. 44 of 2025, Begusarai, for offences under Sections 329(3), 308(4), 352, 3(5) of BNS 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act; alleged Rs. 1,00,000 extortion demand and pistol-firing at informant's door; petitioner's first bail application claiming no criminal antecedents; bail bonds Rs. 10,000 with two like sureties; conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS 2023 with bail-bond cancellation clauses for concealed antecedents or false prior-bail statement; counsel: Shubhesh Pandey (petitioner), Murli Dhar APP (State).
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: petitioner to be enlarged on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within eight weeks, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 482(2) B.N.S.S 2023 conditions and two additional cancellation conditions (concealed criminal antecedents; wrong statement regarding previous bail petition).