Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 9617 of 2026, order dated 01-04-2026, Justice Alok Kumar Sinha (single judge, oral order). Petitioner Ganesh Rai @ Ganesh Ray vs The State of Bihar (advocates: Manoranjan Kumar for petitioner; Anita Kumari APP for State). Second anticipatory bail application DISMISSED AS NOT MAINTAINABLE — no changed circumstances after withdrawal of first application (Cr. Misc. No. 64767 of 2022). FIR: Maner P.S. Case No. 1016 of 2021, Patna; IPC Sections 341, 323, 435, 354, 379, 504, 506, 427, 34. Directions: surrender within six weeks; regular bail to be considered same day, uninfluenced by this order; co-accused bail to be taken into account. Keywords: anticipatory bail, repeat/second application, maintainability, changed circumstances, dismissal, surrender window, omnibus allegations.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the learned court below within six weeks and pray for regular bail; the court below to consider the prayer preferably the same day, without being prejudiced by this dismissal and in view of bail already granted to some co-accused.