Jhari Lal Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.3773 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-54 Year-2021 Thana- PALASI District- Araria ====================================================== 1.

JHARI LAL SAH S/o Late Rati Lal Sah Resident of Village- Sohagpur, Ward No.12, P.S.- Plasi, District- Araria (Bihar) 2.

Futki Devi @ Putli Devi W/o Jhari Lal Sah Resident of Village- Sohagpur, Ward No.12, P.S.- Plasi, District- Araria (Bihar) ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Shiv Pujan Kumar A.S.I.-cum-SHO, Palasi, P.S.-Palasi, District-Araria ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Nishant Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Sadanand Paswan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 13-12-2024 Heard learned counsel for the appellant as well as the learned Special Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. This appeal has been preferred on behalf of the appellant under Section 14 (A) (2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for setting aside the order dated 17.08.2021 passed by the learned 1st Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Araria in connection with Palasi P.S. Case No. 54 of 2021 registered for offence punishable under sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 324, 353, 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3 (i) (r) (s) of the SC/ST (POA) Act, whereby the prayer for anticipatory

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.3773 of 2021(4) dt.13-12-2024 2/3 bail of the appellant has been rejected.

3. As per allegation, the informant, who is S.H.O. of Palasi Police Station on secret information, went to the house of co-accused Dayanand Sah and from his house recovered six empty bottles of liquor and ten empty bottles of english wine. He arrested Dayanand Sah. In the meantime, 15-20 unknown persons out of their common intention attacked the police party in which Chowkidar and one Constable became injured. The mob rescued the arrested co-accused Dayanand Sah.

4. The learned counsel for the appellants has submitted that Sharwan Kumar Sah has been granted regular bail by this Court. He has submitted further that on similar footing, some accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in Criminal Appeal (SJ) No. 886 of 2022.

5. The provisions of SC/ST does not attract prima facie, as there is no allegation of insulting or humiliating to anybody due to malicious feeling of caste.

6. The appellant is a person of clean antecedent and the other co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail.

7. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, the appeal is allowed and the impugned order dated 17.08.2021 is set aside.

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.3773 of 2021(4) dt.13-12-2024 3/3

8. Accordingly, the appellants, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks from today, is directed to be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 1st Additional Sessions Judge-cumSpecial Judge, Araria in connection with Palasi P.S. Case No. 54 of 2021.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) Guddu/- U T