Mina Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.3090 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-174 Year-2024 Thana- GORAUL District- Vaishali ====================================================== 1.
MINA DEVI WIFE OF RAMA SINGH @ RAMANANDAN SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - MADHURAPUR, P.S. - GORAUL, DISTRICT - VAISHALI 2.
RAMA SINGH @ RAMANANDAN SINGH SON OF LATE RAM LAGAN SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - MADHURAPUR, P.S. - GORAUL, DISTRICT - VAISHALI ... ... Appellant/s
Versus
THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Appellant/s :
Mr.Sunil Kumar Singh For the Respondent/s :
Mr.Binay Krishna ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-09-2024 Heard learned counsel for the appellants and learned Special P.P. for of the State.
2. This appeal has been filed against the order dated 13.06.2024 passed by learned Exclusive Special Court, SC/ST Act, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Goraul P.S. Case No. 174 of 2024, registered under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 342, 323, 324, 326, 332, 333, 353, 354, 224, 225, 307, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3(1)(r)(s), 3(2)(va), 3(2)(v) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (for short "SC/ST Act"), whereby the prayer for anticipatory bail of appellants has been rejected.
3. As per prosecution case, on the alleged date and time
Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.3090 of 2024(2) dt.04-09-2024 2/2 of occurrence, while the informant, who was A.S.I. at the relevant time, arrested one accused Kanhai Kumar, in connection with Goraul P.S. Case No. 398/23 and proceeded towards police vehicle, in the meantime, 20 F.I.R. named accused persons including these appellants and 70-75 unknown persons, variously armed, surrounded and attacked the police party and tried to escape the co-accused Kanhai Kumar from their custody. It is further alleged that accused persons also committed Maarpeet with police personnel including lady constables and co-accused Ram Pravesh Singh bite the left ear of informant, due to which, informant fell down and sustained injury.
4. Considering the nature of accusation and the fact that accused persons caused hindrance in discharge of duties of police party, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the order impugned.
5. Accordingly, the appeal, which has been filed for grant of anticipatory bail to appellants, is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T