Dhananjay Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.1637 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -418 Year- 2017 Thana -RUPASPUR District- PATNA ===========================================================
1. Dhananjay Kumar Singh, Son of Rameshwar Prasad Singh @ Rameshwar Sinha, resident of Mohalla (Village)- Saguna More, P.O. and P.S.- Danapur, District- Patna.
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Versus
1. The State of Bihar.
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For the Appellant/s : Mr. Kumar Chandra Shekhar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sadanand Paswan, SPP =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 15-05-2018 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
This is an appeal under Section 14(A) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 against the refusal of prayer for anticipatory bail by the learned Special Judge (S.C./S.T. Act)-cum-Additional Sessions Judge-V, Patna, in connection with Rupaspur Police Station Case No.418 of 2017 (Special Case No.799 of 2017) registered under Sections 406/420 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3(i)(n) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
The FIR has been lodged against co-accused Sanjay Kumar Singh and Sanjay Kumar Singh has already been allowed anticipatory bail by this Court, vide Annexure-5, considering the merit
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The appellant is not named in the FIR. Hence, submission of the learned counsel for the appellant is that the case of the appellant is on better footing to that of Sanjay Kumar Singh. Learned counsel for the informant opposed the prayer on the ground that in fact the appellant had entered into an agreement to sell with the informant, vide Annexure-2, and on receipt of part consideration money he declined to get the sale deed executed. As such, real cheater is appellant.
However, it is not explained as to under what circumstances in the FIR there is no reference of the agreement at Annexure-2. Hence, in my view, the appellant deserves anticipatory bail.
Accordingly, let the appellant, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the 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 as well as condition that the appellant shall fully cooperate with the investigation/trial of the case,
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Accordingly, the impugned order is set aside and appeal stands allowed.
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