Arun Singh And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.1281 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -2 Year- 2018 Thana -SC/ST District- VAISHALI(HAJIPUR) ===========================================================

1. Arun Singh, S/o Late Ram Deo Singh,

2. Rajesh Kumar Singh,

3. Mukesh Kumar Singh,

4. Sarvesh Kumar Singh, All are sons of Arun Singh, Resident of VillageManrejpur (Koeri), P.S.- Sarai, District- Vaishali. .... .... Appellant/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

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

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Tiwari, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sadanand Paswan, SPP =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 05-07-2018 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 against the refusal of prayer for anticipatory bail vide Order dated 09.03.2018 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Vaishali at Hajipur, in A.B.P. No.428 of 2018, arising out of Hajipur SC/ST Police Station Case No.2 of 2018, registered under Sections 341/323/504/354/448/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3(i) (x)/3(i)(s)/3(2)(v)(a) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

For land dispute, allegation is general and omnibus that the appellants abused and assaulted the informant by taking caste name.

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1281 of 2018 dt.05-07-2018 P2/ The background of the allegation does not show that the appellants were intending to humiliate a member of the scheduled caste. 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 bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each 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 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 the appeal is allowed.

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