Ranjay Roy @ Ranjan Kr. Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.2246 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -369 Year- 2017 Thana -BAKHTIARPUR District- SAHARSA ===========================================================
1. RANJAN ROY @ RANJAN KR. RAI, son of Bidyanand Rai, resident of Village - Saroja, P.S. - Simri Bakhtiyarpur (Balwa Hat OP), District - Saharsa. .... .... Appellant/s
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1. The State of Bihar .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :
For the Appellant/s : Mr.
For the Respondent/s : Mr.
=========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 31-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
This is an appeal under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the "SC/ST Act") against the refusal of prayer for regular bail vide order dated 15.05.2018 in Bakhtiyarpur P.S. Case No. 369 of 2017 passed by the learned 1st Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge S.C./S.T. (POA, Act), In-charge, Saharsa in connection with the aforesaid case registered under Sections 456, 354, 506 of the Indian Penal Code as well as Section 3(i)(s) of the SC/ST Act.
Allegation against the appellant is of sexual harassment of the informant who is a married lady. Submission is that the appellant is in custody since 26.03.2018. Investigation of the case is already closed. False
Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.2246 of 2018 dt.31-07-2018 2/2 implication is there due to trivial dispute between the two co-villagers. Considering the nature of allegation and period already undergone, let the appellant, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with the aforesaid case, subject to the condition that the appellant shall fully cooperate with the investigation/trial of the case, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the appellant. Accordingly, the impugned order is set aside and this appeal stands allowed.
(Birendra Kumar, J) Kundan/- AFR/NAFR N.A.
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