Madan Mohan Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1398 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2024 Thana- SC/ST District- Saran ====================================================== 1.
Madan Mohan Singh S/o Late Ram Chandra Singh R/o vill - Mira Musheri, P.s.- Chapra Muffasil, Distt.- Saran at Chapra 2.
Lavkush Kumar Singh S/o Madan Mohan Singh R/o vill - Mira Musheri, P.s.- Chapra Muffasil, Distt.- Saran at Chapra 3.
Abhimanyu Singh S/o Madan Mohan Singh R/o vill - Mira Musheri, P.s.- Chapra Muffasil, Distt.- Saran at Chapra ... ... Appellants
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar 2.
Bigni Devi W/o Late Tulsi Manjhi R/o vill - Marhiya, P.S.- Chapra Muffasil, Distt.- Saran at Chapra ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Appellants :
Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate For the Respondents :
Mr. Sadanand Paswan, Spl. P.P.
For the Informant :
Mr. Dewendra Narayan Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 25-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the appellants, learned Special Public Prosecutor for the State and learned counsel for the informant / respondent no.2.
2.
This appeal is preferred against the order dated 24.03.2025 passed by the learned Exclusive Special Judge, S.C./S.T., Saran at Chapra, in connection with Saran S.C./S.T. P.S. Case No.24 of 2024 registered for the offence under sections 127(2), 115(2), 352 and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and under sections 3(1)(r)(s) of the S.C./S.T. Act, by which the
Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1398 of 2025(6) dt.25-11-2025 2/3 prayer of the appellants for grant of anticipatory bail has been rejected.
3.
As per the F.I.R., while the informant was working in the field, the appellants came at the field and abused her by saying her caste name. When the informant protested, she was assaulted by the appellants.
4.
Learned counsel for the appellants submits that the appellants have clean antecedent and they have been falsely implicated in this case due to a dispute over working in the land as a labourer.
5.
Learned Special Public Prosecutor for the State and learned counsel for the informant opposed the prayer of the appellant for grant of bail.
6.
I have considered the submissions of the parties.
7.
Considering the fact that the incident has taken place on account of a trivial dispute, this appeal is allowed. Accordingly, the impugned order dated 24.03.2025 is set aside.
8.
Let the appellants, in the event of their arrest or surrender within four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand)
Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1398 of 2025(6) dt.25-11-2025 3/3 each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, S.C./S.T. Saran at Chapra / concerned Court, in connection with Saran S.C./S.T. P.S. Case No.24 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/482(2) of the BNSS.
(Sandeep Kumar, J) pawan/- U T