Bachchi Devi @ Bachhi Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.1758 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -25 Year- 2017 Thana -SC/ST District- SITAMARHI ===========================================================

1. Bachchi Devi @ Bachhi Devi, Wife of Sri Ram Ayodhya Chaudhary,

2. Ranjana Kumari alias Ranjana Devi @ Ranjan Devi @ Ranjana Kumari, Daughter of Ram Ayodhya Chaudhary, Both resident of Village- Dhobaha, PSRunni Saidpur, Dist- Sitamarhi. .... .... Appellant/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Vaidehi Ram Prasad Singh, Adv For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sadanand Paswan, SPP =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 03-08-2018 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

This is an appeal under Sections 14(A)(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, against refusal of the prayer for anticipatory bail by order dated 23.04.2018 in A.B.P. No.659 of 2018 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Special Judge SC/ST Act, Sitamarhi in connection with Sitamarhi SC/ST P.S.Case No.

of registered under Sections 341,323,506,354(B), 418, 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3(i)(s)(w)(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act.

The offences alleged under the Indian Penal Code are

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1758 of 2018 dt.03-08-2018 2/2 bailable. The appellants are female. Allegation is general and omnibus.

Hence, let the appellants, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000 (Twenty Thousand) each 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 conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and both bailors shall be resident of territorial jurisdiction of the learned court below and further the appellants 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 appellants. Accordingly, the impugned order is set aside and this appeal stands allowed.

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