Ahasan v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Search terms: anticipatory bail; pre-arrest bail; BNS Act sections 105/110/287; fire death; illegal petrol/diesel sale; gas stove; feast burn injuries; Dagarua P.S. Case No. 70 of 2025; DAGARUA thana; Purnia/Purnea; Patna High Court; Rajiv Roy, J.; informant Md. Mohib; petitioner Ahasan s/o Md. Hasim; principal accused Md. Hasi @ Hasim (own anticipatory bail rejected, Cr. Misc. No. 42387 of 2025, Coordinate Bench); bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties; J.M. 1st Class, Purnea; conditions — daily trial attendance, no witness tampering, relative-bailor with Aadhaar/Voter I.D./Driving Licence/Pan Card; police/administrative inaction observation. Relevant where an accused with no specific role in the FIR seeks pre-arrest bail although a close relative/co-accused has been refused bail, and where stringent attendance-related bail conditions are imposed.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to the petitioner: release on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks, on bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M. 1st Class, Purnea, subject to the four conditions recorded in the order.