Puja Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1554 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-58 Year-2020 Thana- PAUTHU District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Puja Kumari, D/o Ranjit Singh, R/O Village-Temura, P.S- Pauthu DistrictAurangabad ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Shailesh Kumar Singh, Advocate.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Spl.PP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 30-06-2021 Let the defects be removed within four weeks of the start of the physical Court.

Heard the parties in virtual Court.

This is an appeal under Section 14(A)(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 against the refusal of prayer for bail vide order dated 18.01.2021 passed by the learned 1st Addl. Sessions Judge cum Special Judge (SC/ST Act), Aurangabad in B.P. No. 48 of 2021, arising out of Pauthu P.S. Case No. 58 of 2020 registered under Sections 302/201/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3(i)(r)(s), 3(2)v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Murder of Santosh Kumar was committed and his dead body was found inside a well. Allegation is that since Santosh Kumar was in love affairs with the appellant, his

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1554 of 2021(2) dt.30-06-2021 2/2 murder was committed.

There is no material why the appellant who was in love would commit murder.

Considering the facts aforesaid and completion of investigation, let the appellant, above named, be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with the aforesaid case, with following conditions: (a) Both the bailors shall be the resident of territorial jurisdiction of the learned Court-below.

(b) The appellant shall fully cooperate with the trial of the case, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the appellant.

(c) The appellant shall not leave the country without permission of the trial Court.

Accordingly, the impugned order is set aside and the appeal is allowed.

(Birendra Kumar, J) mantreshwar/- U T