Geeta Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1558 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-107 Year-2019 Thana- DUMRAO District- Buxar ====================================================== GEETA DEVI, W/o Sri Santosh Kumar Mishra R/o Village- Mathila, P.S.- Koran Sarai, District- Buxar.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Ajit Kumar, 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 15.01.2021 passed by the learned 1st Addl. Sessions Judge, Buxar in SC/ST Case No. 146 of 2020, arising out of Dumraon P.S. Case No. 107 of 2019 registered under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3(i)(r)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

Appellant is wife of the co-accused who is an advocate and allegation is of misappropriation of compensation

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1558 of 2021(2) dt.30-06-2021 2/2 amount of land acquisition matter. Investigation of the case is already complete. Appellant is a female having no criminal antecedent.

Considering no direct material against the appellant, 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