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Sitesh Pathak @ Jhuman Pathak v. The State Of Bihar

2020-12-01Mr. Justice Dr. Anil Kumar Upadhyay2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1838 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-274 Year-2020 Thana- KHAGARIA District- Khagaria ====================================================== SITESH PATHAK @ JHUMAN PATHAK S/o Jshodhar Pathak Resident of Village-Bela Simry, P.S.-Gangour, District-Khagaria. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Rajesh Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Sadanand Paswan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 01-12-2020 Heard learned counsel for the appellant and the State.

The appellant is aggrieved by the order dated 07.07.2020 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge-I-cumSpecial Judge, SC/ST Act, Khagaria in Khagaria (Gangaur) P.S. Case No. 274 of 2020, G.R. No. 1082 of 2020 registered for the offences under Sections 448, 354B, 509, 504, 506/34 IPC and Sections 3(i) (r) (w)(i) va of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, whereby prayer for grant of regular on behalf of the appellant has been rejected. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant would submit that the appellant has no criminal antecedent. The appellant is in custody since 19.06.2020. The appellant and the informant are next door neighbour and the dispute arose on

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1838 of 2020(2) dt.01-12-2020 2/2 account of a trivial issue of committing nuisance. Considering the fact that the appellant has no criminal antecedent and he has remained in custody since 19.06.2020, the impugned order dated 07.07.2020 is set aside and the appeal is, accordingly, allowed.

Let the appellant, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum- Special Judge SC/ST Act, Khagaria in connection with Khagaria (Gangaur) P.S. Case No. 274 of 2020, G.R. No. 1082 of 2020.

(Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) spandey/- U T