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RAMJI SINGH v. The State of Bihar

SJ) No. 1984 of 2022ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN

Case at a glance

Bench
ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN

Outcome

Allowed

appeal is allowed

Judgment

2.

The State of Bihar Raj Kishore Das Son of Bechan Das Resident of Village - Dhanauti, P.s.- Masaurhi, Distt.- Patna. ... ... Respondent/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s For the Respondent/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER Mr.Satish Chandra, Adv. Mrs. Usha Kumari 1, Spl.P.P. : : 3 21-09-2022 Heard the parties. Though vakalatnama is filed on behalf of respondent no.2 but when the case is called out, nobody appears on his behalf. Learned counsel for the appellant is directed to remove the defects as pointed out by the office, within four weeks. This is an appeal u/s 14(A)(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989 and Amendment Act 2016) against the refusal of prayer for bail vide judgment and order dated

28.10.2021, passed by learned Additional District and Sessions Judge -III-cum- Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Patna, in connection with Masaurhi P.S. Case No.348/2021, registered u/s 302/34 IPC and section 3(2)(V) of SC/ST Act. Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1984 of 2022(3) dt.21-09-2022 Earlier, the prayer for bail of this appellant was rejected vide order dated 21.04.2022 passed in Cr. Appeal (SJ) No.4670 of 2021 by this Court with a liberty to renew his prayer for bail after framing of charge. The appellant has now filed this application for bail. It is submitted by learned counsel for the appellant that charge has been framed against the appellant on 20.05.2022. This fact is also supported by Annexure-3 to this memo of appeal. It is submitted that appellant is in custody since

21.07.2021. In the facts and circumstance of the case, the above named appellant is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rs. Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge -III-cum- Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Patna, in connection with Masaurhi P.S. Case No.348/2021. The impugned order is accordingly set aside and the appeal is allowed. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) ajay/- U T

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What did the Court decide in this case?

The Court recorded the following disposition: appeal is allowed

Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?

Amendment Act, 2016; Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — s. 3(2)(V); Indian Penal Code, 1860 — ss. 34, 302.

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