Supreme Court of India · 2008-02-01
RAMAVTAR PRASAD vs STATE OF BIHAR TH:CBI
- Citation / case number
- SC 2007/29776
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RAMAVTAR PRASAD
- Respondent
- STATE OF BIHAR TH:CBI
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA & V.S. SIRPURKAR
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court granted bail to the appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 235 of 2008, emphasizing the prolonged custody of the appellant, who is a heart patient, and noting that charges had not yet been framed against him. The Court held that the circumstances warranted the release on bail, requiring the appellant to furnish a bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the same amount to the satisfaction of the Trial Court. The appeal was allowed accordingly.