Shreepati Mahto v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34371 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-75 Year-2018 Thana- BEERPUR District- Begusarai ====================================================== 1.
Shreepati Mahto son of Late Ishwar Mahto village- Laxmipur Ps- Beerpur, dist- Begusarai 2.
Shobha Devi Wife of Shreepati Mahto village- Laxmipur Ps- Beerpur, distBegusarai ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Sunil Kumar Yadav, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Gauri Shankar Gupta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 03-06-2025 Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioners and Learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners seek regular bail in a case registered for the offences punishable in connection with Beerpur P.S. Case No.75 of 2018, S.T. No.177 of 2020 under Sections 341, 323, 324, 307 and 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the anticipatory bail has been granted to the petitioners on furnishing bail bond, but counsel of the petitioners has not intimated to them that they have to appear before the court day to day basis and only due to this reason, their bail bond have been cancelled.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34371 of 2025(2) dt.03-06-2025 2/3
4. Counsel for the petitioners further submits that due to non-communication of their counsel, process of sections 82 and 83 of the I.P.C. were issued, in result, petitioners were arrested on 22.03.2025 and presently they were in judicial custody.
5. Counsel also submits that petitioners are in custody since 22.03.2025 having clean antecedent. He further submits that petitioners are ready to appear before the court on day to day basis.
6. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail and anticipatory bail was granted to the petitioners with direction to appear in person, but they have not appeared, in result, bail bond has been cancelled. Today, the stage of this case is that charge has not been framed till date and this case is pending since 2018.
7. In the present facts and circumstances of this case and the submissions made above, let the petitioners above named, be granted bail, but only after framing of charge imposing condition that they shall not evade their appearance during trial, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty thousand) each as mentioned in Section 2(1) (d) of the BNSS, 2023 to the satisfaction of Addl.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34371 of 2025(2) dt.03-06-2025 3/3 Sessions Judge-Vth, Begusarai in connection with Beerpur P.S. Case No.75 of 2018, S.T. No.177 of 2020 subject to the following conditions as laid down under Section 480(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Dr. Anshuman, J.) Prakashmani/- U T